אֶלְקָנָה

Strong’s Definition

Elkanah, the name of several Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H410 (אֵל) and H7069 (קָנָה); God has obtained;

KJV Usage

Elkanah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.samuel's father
• 2.a ruler in jerusalem in the time of king ahaz
• 3.one of david's mighty warriors
• 4.son of korah
• 5.several levites

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼElqânâh; Pronunciation: el-kaw-naw'