Hanan Merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:23). (2.) One of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:43). (3.) Jeremiah 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:38). (5.) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46). (6.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (Nehemiah 8:7). (7.) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:22). Easton's Bible Dictionary