Word Origin
from el and qanah
Definition
"God has created," or "God has taken possession," the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Elkanah (21).

אֶלְקָנָה proper name, masculine (God has created, or taken possession)

a. father of Samuel 1 Samuel 1-2 (8 t.) 1 Chronicles 6:12; 1 Chronicles 6:19.

b. son of Korah Exodus 6:24.

c. a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of Ahaz2Chronicles 28:7.

d. one of David's warriors 1 Chronicles 12:6.

e. several Levites (a) 1 Chronicles 6:8; 1 Chronicles 6:10; 1 Chronicles 6:21. (β) v.1 Chronicles 6:11; v.1 Chronicles 6:20. (γ) 1 Chronicles 9:16 (δ) 1 Chronicles 15:23.

אֶ֠לְקָנָה אֶלְקָנָ֑ה אֶלְקָנָ֔ה אֶלְקָנָ֖ה אֶלְקָנָ֛ה אֶלְקָנָ֡ה אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אֶלְקָנָ֥ה אֶלְקָנָ֨ה אֶלְקָנָה֙ אלקנה וְאֶלְקָנָ֔ה וְאֶלְקָנָ֖ה ואלקנה ’el·qā·nāh ’elqānāh Elkanah veelkaNah wə’elqānāh wə·’el·qā·nāhInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts