Strong H511H511Gאֶלְקָנָה

Elkanah

Transliteration: 'elqânâh
Pronunciation: el-kaw-naw'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.24;
son of: Korah (H7141I);
brother of: Assir (H617) and Ebiasaph (H43)

Meaning of the name

Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created"

General definition

From H410 and H7069; God has obtained;
{Elkanah} the name of seven Israelites: - Elkanah.

In the biblical story

Elkanah

A Levite descendant of Korah.

Elkanah was a Levite descendant of Korah, the son of Izhar (Exo.6.24; 1Ch.6.23).

In the Bible

Strong H511G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

elkanah2

First verses

Exodus 6:24
And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
1 Chronicles 6:23
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

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