From 'el and qanah; God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of several Israelites -- Elkanah.
see HEBREW 'el
see HEBREW qanah
H511. Elqanah
אֶלְקָנָה proper name, masculine (God has created, or taken possession)
a. father of Samuel 1 Samuel 1-2 (8 t.) 1 Chronicles 6:12; 6:19.
b. son of Korah Exodus 6:24.
c. a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of Ahaz2 Chronicles 28:7.
d. one of David's warriors 1 Chronicles 12:6.
e. several Levites (a) 1 Chronicles 6:8; 6:10; 6:21. (β) v.6:11; v.6:20. (γ) 9:16 (δ) 15:23.