Bible Dictionary

Chenaniah

The name Chenaniah means “preparation, or disposition, or strength, of the Lord”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(established by the Lord), chief of the Levites when David carried the ark to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 15:22; 26:29)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ken-a-ni'-a (kenanyahu, and kenanyah, literally "established by God"): Chief of the Levites who was over "the songs," or "the carrying" (namely, "of the ark") from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem (1Ch 15:22,27; 26:29).