From 'el and chanan; God (is) gracious; Elchanan, an Israelite -- Elkanan.
see HEBREW 'el
see HEBREW chanan
H445. Elchanan
אֶלְחָנָן proper name, masculine (God has been gracious, compare Phoenician בעלחנן אלחנן,, in Assyrian Ba'al—anunu COT Genesis 10:18) two of David's chiefs 2 Samuel 21:19 = 1 Chronicles 20:5; 2 Samuel 23:24 = 1 Chronicles 11:26.