Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23). (2.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:43). (3.) Jer. 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38). (5.) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46). (6.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (Neh. 8:7). (7.) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Neh. 10:22).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(merciful).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HA'NAN (merciful). A prominent Benjamite, 1 Chr 8:23. A descendant of Saul. 1 Chr 8:38; 1 Chr 9:44. One of David's guard, 1 Chr 11:43. One of the ancestors of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:46; Neh 7:49. A Levite who assisted Ezra in explaining the Law, Neh 8:7, and sealed the covenant, Jud 10:10. A chief who sealed the covenant, Neh 10:22. Another sealer, Neh 10:26. The tithe-keeper appointed by Nehemiah to represent the laity,
Neh 13:13. The four storekeepers represented the four classes of the people — priests, scribes, Levites, and the laity. One whose sons had a chamber in the temple, Jer 35:4.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
full of grace