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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #511 - אֶלְקָנָה
Transliteration
ʼElqânâh
Phonetics
el-kaw-naw'
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created"
- Samuel´s father
- a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz
- one of David´s mighty warriors
- son of Korah
- several Levites
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
BSB (20)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
CSB (16)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
10
2 Chronicles
1
ESV (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
KJV (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
LEB (20)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
10
2 Chronicles
1
LSB (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
N95 (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
NAS (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (21)
Exodus
1
1 Samuel
8
1 Chronicles
11
2 Chronicles
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
אֶלְקָנָה proper name, masculine ( God has created, or taken possession)
a. father of Samuel 1 Samuel 1-2 (8t.) 1 Chronicles 6:12; 1 Chronicles 6:19.
b. son of Korah Exodus 6:24.
c. a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of Ahaz 2 Chronicles 28:7.
d. one of David's warriors 1 Chronicles 12:6.
e. several Levites ( a) 1 Chronicles 6:8; 1 Chronicles 6:10; 1 Chronicles 6:21. (β) v. 1 Chronicles 6:11; v. 1 Chronicles 6:20. (γ) 1 Chronicles 9:16 (δ) 1 Chronicles 15:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
אֶלְקָנָה (“whom God created” [rather, “possessed,” see קָנָה ]), [Elkanah], pr.n.m.
(1) 1 Samuel 1:1, seq.; 2:11, 20 1 Samuel 1:20.
(2) Exodus 6:24.
(3) 2 Chronicles 28:7.
(4) 1 Chronicles 12:6.
(5) 1 Chronicles 6:8, 10 1 Chronicles 6:10, 11 1 Chronicles 6:11, 20 1 Chronicles 6:20, 21 1 Chronicles 6:21, 15:23.
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List of Word Forms
אֶ֠לְקָנָה אֶלְקָנָ֑ה אֶלְקָנָ֔ה אֶלְקָנָ֖ה אֶלְקָנָ֛ה אֶלְקָנָ֡ה אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אֶלְקָנָ֥ה אֶלְקָנָ֨ה אֶלְקָנָה֙ אלקנה וְאֶלְקָנָ֔ה וְאֶלְקָנָ֖ה ואלקנה ’el·qā·nāh ’elqānāh Elkanah veelkaNah wə’elqānāh wə·’el·qā·nāh
