445. Elchanan
Strong's Lexicon
Elchanan: Elhanan

Original Word: אֶלְחָנָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Elchanan
Pronunciation: el-khaw-NAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (el-khaw-nawn')
Definition: Elhanan
Meaning: Elchanan

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אֵל (El, meaning "God") and חָנַן (chanan, meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Elchanan in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the concept of God's grace is reflected in Greek terms such as χάρις (charis, Strong's G5485), meaning "grace" or "favor."

Usage: The name Elchanan means "God is gracious" or "God has been gracious." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying the favor and grace of God bestowed upon an individual.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of the parents' faith or circumstances surrounding the child's birth. The name Elchanan, emphasizing God's grace, would have been a testament to the parents' acknowledgment of divine favor. Names with the element "El" (God) were common, reflecting the theocentric worldview of the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from el and chanan
Definition
"God has been gracious," two of David's leaders
NASB Translation
Elhanan (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶלְחָנָן proper name, masculine (God has been gracious, compare Phoenician אלחנן, בעלחנן, in Assyrian Ba'al—anunu COT Genesis 10:18) two of David's chiefs 2 Samuel 21:19 = 1 Chronicles 20:5; 2 Samuel 23:24 = 1 Chronicles 11:26.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Elkanan

From 'el and chanan; God (is) gracious; Elchanan, an Israelite -- Elkanan.

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW chanan

Forms and Transliterations
אֶלְחָנָ֣ן אֶלְחָנָ֥ן אֶלְחָנָן֩ אלחנן ’el·ḥā·nān ’elḥānān elchaNan
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 21:19
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֡ךְ אֶלְחָנָן֩ בֶּן־ יַעְרֵ֨י
NAS: at Gob, and Elhanan the son
KJV: with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son
INT: the Philistines killed and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim

2 Samuel 23:24
HEB: יוֹאָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דֹּד֖וֹ
NAS: was among the thirty; Elhanan the son
KJV: [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son
INT: of Joab the thirty Elhanan the son of Dodo

1 Chronicles 11:26
HEB: אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ
NAS: of Joab, Elhanan the son
KJV: of Joab, Elhanan the son
INT: the brother of Joab Elhanan the son of Dodo

1 Chronicles 20:5
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֞ךְ אֶלְחָנָ֣ן בֶּן־ [יָעוּר
NAS: again, and Elhanan the son
KJV: again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son
INT: the Philistines killed and Elhanan the son Jair

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 445
4 Occurrences


’el·ḥā·nān — 4 Occ.
















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