אֶלְקָנָה H0511
Elkanah ('God has acquired'); name of several OT figures, most notably the father of the prophet Samuel.
Elkanah (אֶלְקָנָה, 'God has created' or 'God has acquired') is best known as the devout Ephraimite from Ramathaim who became father of the prophet Samuel. His tender love for the barren Hannah — 'Am I not better to you than ten sons?' (1 Sam 1:8) — sets the stage for one of Scripture's most poignant prayer narratives. The name also appears for a son of Korah (Exod 6:24), several Levites in the genealogies of Chronicles, a warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:6), and a court official slain during Ahaz's reign (2 Chr 28:7). Spanish 'Elcana', French 'Elkana', and German 'Elkana' all preserve the name's phonetic shape faithfully.
Senses
1. Elkanah (proper name) — A theophoric proper name meaning 'God has acquired/created,' referring to several biblical individuals. The most prominent Elkanah is Samuel's father, whose compassion for barren Hannah and faithful worship at Shiloh frame the birth narrative of Israel's last judge (1 Sam 1:1-2:11). Other bearers include a Korahite (Exod 6:24), multiple Levites in Chronicler genealogies, and a court official killed under Ahaz (2 Chr 28:7). Transliterated consistently as 'Elkanah/Elkana' across English, Spanish, French, and German. 21×
AR["أَلقانَة", "أَلْقَانَة", "أَلْقَانَةَ", "وَأَلْقَانَةُ"]·ben["ইলকানা", "ইল্কানা", "ইল্কানাকে", "ইল্কানার", "ইল্কানার", "ও-ইলকানা"]·DE["Elkana", "und-Elkanah"]·EN["Elkanah", "Elqanah", "and-Elkanah"]·FR["Elkana", "[אלקנה]", "et-Elkanah"]·heb["אלקנה", "ו-אלקנה"]·HI["एलकाना", "एलकानाह", "एल्कानाह-को", "और-एलकाना"]·ID["Elkana", "dan-Elkana"]·IT["Elcana", "Elkana", "e-Elkanah"]·jav["Elkana", "lan-Elkana", "Èlkana", "Élkana"]·KO["그리고-엘가나", "엘가나", "엘가나-의", "엘가나를"]·PT["'Elqanah", "Elkanah", "Elqanah", "e-'Elqanah"]·RU["Елкана", "Елкану", "Элкана", "Элкану", "Элканы", "Элькана", "Эльканы", "и-Элькана"]·ES["Elcana", "Elcaná", "y-Elkanah"]·SW["Elkana", "na-Elkana"]·TR["Elkana", "Elkana'nın", "Elkana'yı", "ve-Elkana"]·urd["القانہ", "القانہ-نے", "القانہ-کا", "القانہ-کے", "الکانہ", "اور-القانہ", "اِلقانہ"]
Exod 6:24, 1 Sam 1:1, 1 Sam 1:4, 1 Sam 1:8, 1 Sam 1:19, 1 Sam 1:21, 1 Sam 1:23, 1 Sam 2:11, 1 Sam 2:20, 1 Chr 6:23, 1 Chr 6:25, 1 Chr 6:26 (+9 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֶלְקָנָה n.pr.m. (God has created, or taken possession) a. father of Samuel 1 S 1–2 (8 times) 1 Ch 6:12, 19. b. son of Korah Ex 6:24. c. a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of Ahaz 2 Ch 28:7. d. one of David’s warriors 1 Ch 12:6. e. several Levites (α) 1 Ch 6:8, 10, 21 (β) v 11, 20 (γ) 9:16 (δ) 15:23.