Strong H511H511Mאֶלְקָנָה
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 living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.23
Meaning of the name
Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created"
General definition
In the biblical story
Elkanah
A gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant.
Elkanah was appointed as a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant during its transfer to Jerusalem (1Ch.15.23).
In the Bible
Strong H511M appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elkanah1
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 15:23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.