אֶלְחָנָןʼElchânân

proper name, masculine: two of David's chiefs (Genesis 10:18; 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5; 2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26)

Pronunciation: el-khaw-nawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H445

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 21:19 During another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!
  • 2 Samuel 23:24 Other members of the Thirty included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
  • 1 Chronicles 11:26 David’s mighty warriors also included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
  • 1 Chronicles 20:5 During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).