Proper noun
Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel.
(rare) A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAccording to the genealogical tables, Elkanah was a Levite - a fact otherwise not mentioned in the books of Samuel. Source: Internet
Elkanah is also represented in I Sam. i. 1 as hailing from the mountains of Ephraim, the word here denoting this (comp. Source: Internet
Some seven months ago, Tekena Elkanah, Ugonna Obuzor, Chiadika Biringa, and Lloyd Michael all students of the University of Port Harcourt were killed by a mob in Umuokiri-Aluu community in Rivers State on Friday October 5th 2012. Source: Internet