Elkanah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְקָנָה

אֶלְקָנָה

ʼElqânâh · pronounced el-kaw-naw' · Strong's H511 · a man

Elkanah means God has obtained.

Built from

אֵל ʼêl (from, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

קָנָה qânâh (and, H7069) — to erect, i.e. create open in the lexicon ›

from H410 and H7069; God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of several Israelites.

Exod 6:24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. (KJV)

20 occurrences in 20 verses — Exodus, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.