אֶלְקָנָהʼElqânâh

Meanings

Same root

• אֵלʼêl · H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
• קָנָהqânâh · H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 6:24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah.
• 1 Samuel 1:1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim.
• 1 Samuel 1:4 On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.
• 1 Samuel 1:8 “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”
• 1 Samuel 1:19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea,
• 1 Samuel 1:21 The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow.