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About Elkanah

Hebrew Name

אֶלְקָנָה

English Name

Elkanah

Phonetic Spelling

el-ka-NAH
What does Elkanah mean?
‘God has acquired’

וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִן־הָרָמָתַ֛יִם צוֹפִ֖ים מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וּשְׁמ֡וֹ אֶ֠לְקָנָ֠ה בֶּן־יְרֹחָ֧ם בֶּן־אֱלִיה֛וּא בֶּן־תֹּ֥חוּ בֶן־צ֖וּף אֶפְרָתִֽי׃

There was a man from Ramathaim of the Zuphites, in the hill country of Efraim, whose name was Elkana son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

vai-HI, eesh e-KHAD min ha-ra-MA-ta-YIM tzo-FEEM me-har ef-ra-YIM, u-sh'-MO el-KA-na ben ye-ro-KHAM ben e-li-HU-a ben-TO-khu ben-TZUF ef-ra-TI

1 Samuel 1:1

Description about Elkanah
Elkanah was a Levite and the father of Samuel the Prophet.
Attribute of Elkanah
Righteousness, inspiration, leadership.
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Where is Elkanah in the Bible?
I Samuel 1; I Chronicles 6:19
What did Elkanah do in the Bible?
Elkanah was a righteous man from the Tribe of Levi who lived in Samaria. He was famous for inspiring the People of Israel to make pilgrimages to the Tabernacle at Shiloh. He fathered Samuel the Prophet with his wife Hannah.
What does the Bible say about Elkanah?
Righteous

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