cha.na.ni is a proper personal name used for people named in genealogies, prophetic settings, and Jerusalem accounts.

The term functions throughout the supplied verses as a proper personal name: it identifies people in family lists, identifies the father of Jehu, names a seer who addresses Asa, and names a brother appointed over Jerusalem.

1. Personal name in individual identifications · dominant

   The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in every cited verse. In 1 Kings 16:1 the APB renders Jehu as the son of Hanani; in 2 Chronicles 16:7 it renders Hanani as a seer speaking to Asa. The name also appears within a list of Heman's sons in 1 Chronicles 25:4, among the sons of Immer in Ezra 10:20, and for Nehemiah's brother in Nehemiah 1:2 and Nehemiah 7:2.

   1 Chronicles 25:41 Kings 16:12 Chronicles 16:7Ezra 10:20Nehemiah 1:2Nehemiah 7:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Hanani” in personal references, including lists, father-son identifications, and narrative scenes. Its surrounding descriptions identify the verse context rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.