English Explanatory Dictionary

Elkanah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Word forms

Elkanah

Etymology

From Hebrew אֶלְקָנָה (ʾelqānā, “God has created”).

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