Elqanah אֶלְקָנָה

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Elqanah
אֶלְקָנָה
Transliterationelqanah
Strong's numberH511 (H0511H, H0511J, H0511G, H0511I, H0511K, H0511L, H0511M, H0511N)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a man
GlossElkanah
Occurrences21 in 20 verses
Most frequent in1 Chronicles (10)

Elqanah (Hebrew אֶלְקָנָה, Strong's H511) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Elkanah”. It occurs 21 times.

Definition

H0511H: 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

H0511J: 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

H0511G: 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

H0511I: 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

H0511K: 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

H0511L: 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

H0511M: 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

H0511N: 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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVelkanah (21)
BSBelkanah (17)

Verses

Every verse with Elqanah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

1 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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