Elkanah in the Bible
Meaning: God the zealous; the zeal of God
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Elkanah » Father of samuel; a descendant of the preceding
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, "May the Lord raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the Lord." Then they would go to their home.
Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.
son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.
There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,
So her husband Elkanah said to her, "Do what you think best. Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise." So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
Elkanah » Grandson of korah
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir,
Elkanah » Possibly identical with number three above
son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,
Elkanah » A levite
The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived among the settlements of the Netophathites.
son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
Elkanah » Doorkeeper » Ark of covenant
Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians of the ark;
Elkanah » A levite who joined david at ziklag
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites,
Elkanah » A prince of ahaz
Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command.
Husbands' » Good--exemplified » Elkanah
Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
civil Minister » Elkanah
Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command.
Polygamy » Elkanah
He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.
Rising » Instances of » Elkanah
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.