Elkanah
אֶלְקָנָהStrong’s H0511elqanah (el-qa-nah)
Appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elqanah is the Hebrew word usually translated “elkanah”. It appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.”
Meaning
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
- Samuel's father
- A ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Korah
- Several Levites
How it's translated
- elkanah 19
- and elkanah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 10
- 1 Samuel 8
- Exodus 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
- 1 Samuel 1:4And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
- 1 Samuel 1:8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
- 1 Samuel 1:19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 1:21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- 1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
Hebrew dictionary
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
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 (H0617) and Ebiasaph (H0043) § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1; son of: Jeroham (H3395); married to Hannah (H2584) and Peninnah (H6444); father of: Samuel (H8050) § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
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) § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.26; son of: Ahimoth (H0287); father of: Zuph (H6689) § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; father of: Asa (H0609H) § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.6 § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.23 § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
אֶלְקָנָה elqanah · Elkanah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.7 § Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created" 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.