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    Elkanah

    el-KAY-nuh

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    God has possessed; God has created
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Elkanah appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Samuel 1:8.
    First appears in
    Exodus — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Elkanah — 'God has created' — modeled faithful worship that became the soil for one of the Bible's greatest answers to prayer. His consistency created the conditions for Hannah's miracle.
    King James verses
    • 1 Samuel 1:8

      "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 1:21

      "And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow."

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