Strong H445H445Gאֶלְחָנָן
Elhanan
One of the 2 senses of Strong H445
- Transliteration
- 'elchânân
- Pronunciation
- el-khaw-nawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19;
son of: Jaare-oregim (H3296)
son of: Jaare-oregim (H3296)
Meaning of the name
Elhanan = "God has been gracious"
General definition
In the biblical story
Elhanan
Warrior from Bethlehem who killed Goliath's brother Lahmi
Elhanan, a warrior from Bethlehem, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite.
In the Bible
Strong H445G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elhanan2
First verses
- 2 Samuel 21:19And 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.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5And 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.