HANAN hā’ nən (חָנָֽן, gracious). 1. A Benaminite chief (1 Chron 8:23).

2. The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul (1 Chron 8:38; 9:44).

3. One of David’s Mighty Men (1 Chron 11:43).

4. The son of Igdaliah; his sons occupied a chamber in the Temple (Jer 35:4).

5. The head of a family of Nethinim that returned to Pal. after the Exile (Ezra 2:46; Neh 7:49); called HANA in 1 Esdras 5:30 RSV (KJV, ASV ANAN).

6. A Levite who helped Ezra interpret the law (Neh 8:7) and also sealed the covenant (10:10).

7. Another Levite who sealed Ezra’s covenant (10:22).

8. Son of Zaccur, and one of the Temple treasurers appointed by Nehemiah (13:13).

9. Another man who sealed the covenant (10:26).