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(Heb. in the text Kaonanya'hu, ëָּåֹðִðְéָäåּ , i.e. Konanya'hu, ëּåֹðִðְéָäåּ , but as read in the Masoretic margin, Kananya'hu, ëָּðִðְéָäåּ ; settled by Jehovah; Sept. ×ùíåíßáò v. r. ×ù÷åíßáò , Vulg. Chonenias), the name of two chief Levites.
1. A person appointed (with his brother Shimei) as “ruler” ( ðָâִéã ) by Hezekiah, to superintend the disposal of the sacred utensils of the Temple (2Ch_31:12-13, where the Auth. Vers. Anglicizes the name “Cononiah”). B.C. 726.
2. A person who, with several of his kindred, made large offerings for the Paschal sacrifices as renewed by Josiah (2Ch_35:9). B.C. 628.