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Hanani
A seer imprisoned for rebuking King Asa for trusting Aram rather than the Lord.
What we know — and how we know it
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Name & titles
ScholarlyHanani is a hypocoristic (shortened) form of a Yahwistic name such as Hananiah, meaning '(the LORD) has been gracious'; such abbreviated forms are common in Hebrew personal names of the monarchic and post-exilic periods.
Standard Hebrew onomastics (short form of Hananyah, 'Yahweh has been gracious')