grace or mercy of God
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
HANNIEL (grace of God).1. Son of Ephod, and Manassehs representative for dividing the land (Num_34:23). 2. A hero of the tribe of Asher (1Ch_7:39).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Num_34:23.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
han?i-el (חנּיאל, ḥannı̄'ēl ?grace of God?):
(1) The son of Ephod and a prince of Manasseh who assisted in dividing Canaan among the tribes (Num_34:23).
(2) A son of Ulla and a prince and hero of the tribe of Asher (1Ch_7:39); the King James Version ?Haniel.?
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.