"Elkanah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew אֶלְקָנָה (ʾelqānā, “God has created”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אֶלְקָנָה||God has created|tr=ʾelqānā}} Hebrew אֶלְקָנָה (ʾelqānā, “God has created”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elkanah
  1. Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Elkanah-en-name-JC56oNKa Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 76 24 Disambiguation of Individuals: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Elkanah-en-name-tkht5n1p

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