Elkanah

Proper noun

Meaning

Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel.

(rare) A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Examples

According 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

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