Strong H4452 sensesאֶלְחָנָן

Elhanan

Transliteration
'elchânân
Pronunciation
el-khaw-nawn'

Meaning of the name

Elhanan = "God has been gracious"

The 2 senses of Strong H445

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H445 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Warrior from Bethlehem who killed Goliath's brother LahmiH445G2 verses · 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles
  2. Son of Dodo, one of David's mighty menH445H2 verses · 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H410 and H2603; God (is) gracious;
{Elchanan} an Israelite: - Elkanan.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • elhanan4

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 21:19
    And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:24
    Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:26
    Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
  4. 1 Chronicles 20:5
    And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.