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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Elkanah

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: No
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

  • H511 Used 21 times

 

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Elkanah

God-created.

1. The second son of Korah (Exodus 6:24), or, according to 1 Chronicles 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson.

2. Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chronicles 6:27, 34). He was "an Ephrathite" (1 Samuel 1:1, 4, 8), but lived at Ramah, a man of wealth and high position. He had two wives, Hannah, who was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah.


Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Elkanah

God the zealous; the zeal of God


Naves Topical Index
Elkanah

1. Grandson of Korah
Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:23

2. Father of Samuel; a descendant of preceding
1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:4; 1 Samuel 1:8; 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 1:21; 1 Samuel 1:23; 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 2:20; 1 Chronicles 6:27; 1 Chronicles 6:34

3. A Levite
1 Chronicles 6:25; 1 Chronicles 6:36

4. Possibly identical with a Levite above
1 Chronicles 6:26; 1 Chronicles 6:35

5. A Levite
1 Chronicles 9:16

6. A Levite who joined David at Ziklag
1 Chronicles 12:6

7. A doorkeeper for the ark, perhaps identical with the Levite who joined David at Ziklag above
1 Chronicles 15:23

8. A prince of Ahaz
2 Chronicles 28:7


Smith's Bible Dictionary
Elkanah, or Elkonah

(God-provided).

  1. Son, or rather grandson, see (1 Chronicles 6:22,23) (1 Chronicles 6:7,8) of Korah, according to (Exodus 6:24)
  2. A descendant of the above in the line of Ahimoth, otherwise Mahath, (1 Chronicles 6;26,35; Hebrews 11:20
  3. Another Kohathite Levite, father of Samuel the illustrious judge and prophet. (1 Chronicles 6:27,34) (B.C. about 1190.) All that is known of him is contained in the above notices and in (1 Samuel 1:1,4,8,19,21,23) and 1 Samuel 2:11,20
  4. A Levite. (1 Chronicles 9:16)
  5. A Korhite who joined David while he was at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:6) (B.C. 1054.)
  6. An officer in the household of Ahaz king of Judah, who was slain by Zichri the Ephraimite when Pekah invaded Judah. (2 Chronicles 28:7) (B.C. 739.)