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אֶלְקָנָה H511
H511 is the Hebrew word אֶלְקָנָה, transliterated ʼElqânâh and said el-kaw-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it elkanah.
What it means
Elkanah, the name of several Israelites.
Where it comes from
from H410 (אֵל) and H7069 (קָנָה); God has obtained.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Elkanah.
Verses using אֶלְקָנָה
All 20 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 6:24 · KJV
And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
1 Samuel 1:1 · KJV
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
1 Samuel 1:4 · KJV
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
1 Samuel 1:8 · KJV
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
1 Samuel 1:19 · KJV
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
1 Samuel 1:21 · KJV
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
1 Samuel 1:23 · KJV
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
1 Samuel 2:11 · KJV
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
1 Samuel 2:20 · KJV
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
1 Chronicles 6:23 · KJV
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
1 Chronicles 6:25 · KJV
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
1 Chronicles 6:26 · KJV
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles 6:27 · KJV
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
1 Chronicles 6:34 · KJV
The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
1 Chronicles 6:35 · KJV
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
1 Chronicles 6:36 · KJV
The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1 Chronicles 9:16 · KJV
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
1 Chronicles 12:6 · KJV
Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
1 Chronicles 15:23 · KJV
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
2 Chronicles 28:7 · KJV
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
Common questions
What does Strong's H511 mean?
H511 is the Hebrew word אֶלְקָנָה (ʼElqânâh), meaning Elkanah, the name of several Israelites.
How is H511 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it elkanah (21 times).
How many times does H511 appear in the Bible?
אֶלְקָנָה (ʼElqânâh) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H511 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H410 (אֵל) and H7069 (קָנָה); God has obtained.
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