חֲנַנְאֵל
cha.nan.el
(Tower of) Hananel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word חֲנַנְאֵל (cha.nan.el), with the Strong's number H2606, primarily refers to a significant structure called the "Tower of Hananel." This name likely signifies the tower's importance, possibly due to its architectural grandeur or strategic location. The term appears 4 times in the Bible, indicating it holds some level of significance within these contexts. Within the semantic domain of Construction & Crafts, Hananel might be a reference to a prominent construction project, architectural style, or perhaps a skilled craftsman. However, the available data do not provide enough information to fully specify its meaning or application. Ultimately, the Tower of Hananel represents a notable structure or monument in the biblical context, with the name potentially reflecting the structure's architectural or cultural significance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.
Nehemiah 12:39and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
Jeremiah 31:38“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
Zechariah 14:10All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.