First names in Hebrew

First name Kenaniah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

כנניה

Gematria value: 135

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kenaniah is written כנניה

Kenaniah is the English Bible form of Kenanya, כנניה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Kenaniah mean?

Meaning: origin disputed; "God has established"
Origin: Hebrew

Kenaniah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: it is most often understood as "God has made firm" or "God has established", with a short form of the divine Name.

Gematria

Kenaniah = 135

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. כנניה has 5 letters:

• כthe letter Kaf20
• נthe letter Nun50
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total135

The verse of the name

From the letter Kaf to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Kenaniah, from כ to ה:

כִּי תַחְבֹּט זֵיתְךָ לֹא תְפַאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה׃

“When you beat your olive tree, do not go over the boughs again behind you; what remains shall be for the stranger, the orphan and the widow.”

Deuteronomy 24:20

The book of your first name

Kenaniah, in nine pages

• Kenaniah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Kenaniah
• Kenaniah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Kenaniah in three answers

How do you write Kenaniah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kenaniah is written כנניה. Kenaniah is the English Bible form of Kenanya, כנניה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Kenaniah?
Written כנניה, Kenaniah is worth 135: the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Kenaniah mean?
Origin disputed; "God has established (origin: Hebrew). Kenaniah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: it is most often understood as "God has made firm" or "God has established", with a short form of the divine Name.