(Hanʹni·el) [God Has Shown Favor; God Has Been Gracious; or, Favor (Grace) of God].

1. A chieftain selected by Jehovah to represent the tribe of Manasseh in dividing the land W of the Jordan among the nine and a half Israelite tribes settling there. Hanniel was a son of Ephod and a descendant of Joseph.​—Nu 34:13, 17, 23.

2. Head of an Asherite house; son of Ulla.​—1Ch 7:30, 39, 40.