Strong H511H511Iאֶלְקָנָה

Elkanah

One of the 8 senses of Strong H511

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 Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25;
son of: Shaul (H7586J);
father of: Amasai (H6022)

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 ancestor of Samuel.

Elkanah was a Levite ancestor of Samuel mentioned in the genealogies (1Ch.6.25,36).

In the Bible

Strong H511I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • elkanah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:25
    And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:36
    The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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