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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

ELKANAH

1. Levite of Korah’s family (Ex 6:24 (RV · LV · Read together)) from the house of Izhar (v 21 (RV · LV · Read together)). He was Assir’s son, and fathered Ebiasaph (1 Chr 6:23 (RV · LV CH1 6:8 · Read together)).

EXO 6:24: RV EXO 6:24 · LV EXO 6:24 · Read together EXO 6:24

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OET-RV EXO 6:24

24 Korah’s sons were Asir, Elkanah, and Aviasaf, and they headed the clans of Korah.

OET-LV EXO 6:24

24 And_the _sons of _Qoraḩ were_ʼAşşir and_ʼElqānāh and_Abiasaph these were_the _clans _of the _Qoraḩite[s].

EXO 6:21: RV EXO 6:21 · LV EXO 6:21 · Read together EXO 6:21

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OET-RV EXO 6:21

21 Yitshar’s sons were Korah, Nefeg, and Zikri.

OET-LV EXO 6:21

21 And_the _sons of _Yiʦhār/(Izhar) were_Qoraḩ and_Nefeg and_Zikrī.

CH1 6:23: RV CH1 6:23 · LV CH1 6:8 · Read together CH1 6:23

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OET-RV CH1 6:23

23 Asir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Evyasaf. Evyasaf’s son was Asir.

OET-LV CH1 6:8

8  ʼElqānāh son _of_his and_ʼEⱱyāşāf his/its_son and_ʼAşşir his/its_son.

2. Father of the prophet Samuel (1 Sm 1:19 (RV · LV · Read together)). He was the son of Jeroham of Ephraim, from Ramathaim-zophim (v 1 (RV · LV · Read together)). Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, the former being barren (v 2 (RV · LV · Read together)). Hannah begged God repeatedly for a son whom she would give to the Lord’s service. Samuel was subsequently born, and after his weaning, he was brought to the aged priest Eli for training. Elkanah had other sons and daughters by Hannah (2:21 (RV · LV · Read together)), and became the forefather of Heman, a singer in David’s time.

SA1 1:19: RV SA1 1:19 · LV SA1 1:19 · Read together SA1 1:19

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OET-RV SA1 1:19

19 They all gut up early the next morning and worshipped Yahweh again, then they returned to their home at Ramah. Then Elkanah slept with his wife Hannah, and Yahweh answered her prayer.

OET-LV SA1 1:19

19 And_they _rose _early in_morning and_they _bowed _down to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_they _returned and_they _came to house _of_their to_(the)_Rāmāh and_ ʼElqānāh _he/it _knew DOM Ḩannāh his/its_wife/woman and_he_remembered _her YHWH.

SA1 1:1: RV SA1 1:1 · LV SA1 1:1 · Read together SA1 1:1

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OET-RV SA1 1:1

1 There was a man named Elkanah from Ramatayim -Tsofim who lived in the Efrati hill country. (He was an Efrati—the son of Yeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Tsuf.)

OET-LV SA1 1:1

1 And_he/it _was a _man one from the_Ramatayim Tsōfīm/(Zophim) from_hill of _ʼEfrayim and_his/its_name was_ʼElqānāh the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) the _son _of ʼElīhū the _son _of Toḩū the _son _of Tsūf/(Zuph) an _ʼEfrātī.

SA1 1:2: RV SA1 1:2 · LV SA1 1:2 · Read together SA1 1:2

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OET-RV SA1 1:2

2 He had two wives: Hannah (who had no children) and Peninah (who had several children).

OET-LV SA1 1:2

2 And_to/for_him/it two _of wives the_name _of one was_Ḩannāh and_name _of the_second(fs) was_Pəninnāh and_he/it _was to/for_Pəninnāh children and_to/for_Ḩannāh there_belonged_not children.

SA1 2:21: RV SA1 2:21 · LV SA1 2:21 · Read together SA1 2:21

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OET-RV SA1 2:21

21 So Yahweh visited Hannah and she went on to give birth to three other sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, young Shmuel grew up serving Yahweh.

OET-LV SA1 2:21

21 If/because YHWH he _visited DOM Ḩannāh and_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant and_she/it _gave _birth three sons and_two _of daughters and_ the_lad Shəmū^ʼēl _he _grew _up with YHWH.

3, 4. Name of two Kohathite Levites descended from Korah’s line and ancestors of Heman the singer (1 Chr 6:26, 35 (RV CH1 6:26 · RV CH1 6:35 · LV CH1 6:11 · LV CH1 6:20 · Read together CH1 6:26 · Read together CH1 6:35)).

CH1 6:26; CH1 6:35: RV CH1 6:26 · RV CH1 6:35 · LV CH1 6:11 · LV CH1 6:20 · Read together CH1 6:26 · Read together CH1 6:35

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OET-RV CH1 6:26

26 and a son also named Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Tsuf. Tsuf’s son was Nahat.

OET-RV CH1 6:35

• 35 Toah was Tsuf’s son.
• Tsuf was Elkanah’s son.
• Elkanah was Mahat’s son.
• Mahat was Amasay’s son.

OET-LV CH1 6:11

11  ʼElqānāh mmm ʼElqānāh Zophai his/its_son and_Naḩat his/its_son.

OET-LV CH1 6:20

20  The _son _of Tsūf/(Zuph) the _son _of ʼElqānāh the _son _of Maḩat the _son _of ˊAmāsāʼi.

5. Levite who dwelt in the village of the Netophathites and later lived in Jerusalem in the postexilic era (1 Chr 9:16 (RV · LV · Read together)).

CH1 9:16: RV CH1 9:16 · LV CH1 9:16 · Read together CH1 9:16

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OET-RV CH1 9:16

16 Ovadyah (Obadiah) (who was Shemayah’s son, Shemayah was Galal’s son, Galal was Yedutun’s son), and Berekyah who lived in one of the villages where the Netofat people lived (Berekyah was Asa’s son, Asa was Elkanah’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:16

16 And_ˊOⱱad^yāh the _son _of Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Gālāl the _son _of Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun) and_Berek^yāh the _son _of ʼĀşāʼ the _son _of ʼElqānāh who_dwelt in_the _villages _of the_Nəţofātī[s].

6. Benjamite warrior who joined David’s mighty men at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:6 (RV · LV CH1 12:7 · Read together)).

CH1 12:6: RV CH1 12:6 · LV CH1 12:7 · Read together CH1 12:6

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OET-RV CH1 12:6

6 Elkanah, Yishiyah, Azarel, Yoezer, and Yashaveam (all Korah’s descendants),

OET-LV CH1 12:7

7  ʼElqānāh and_Yishshiy^yāh/(Isshiah) and_ˊAzar^ʼēl and_Yōˊezer/(Joezer) and_Yāshoⱱˊām/(Jashobeam) the_Qoraḩites.

7. Gatekeeper (guard) for the ark of the covenant during David’s reign (1 Chr 15:23 (RV · LV · Read together)). He is perhaps the same as #6 above.

CH1 15:23: RV CH1 15:23 · LV CH1 15:23 · Read together CH1 15:23

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OET-RV CH1 15:23

23 Berekyah and Elkanah were two of the men who guarded the sacred box.

OET-LV CH1 15:23

23 And_Berek^yāh and_ʼElqānāh gatekeepers for_box.

8. One who held an authoritative post in King Ahaz’s court. Elkanah was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite, for having forsaken the Lord (2 Chr 28:7 (RV · LV · Read together)).

CH2 28:7: RV CH2 28:7 · LV CH2 28:7 · Read together CH2 28:7

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OET-RV CH2 28:7

7 A warrior from Efrayim (Ephraim) named Zikri killed King Ahaz’s son Ma’aseyah, Azrikam the palace supervisor, and Elkanah the king’s second-in-command.

OET-LV CH2 28:7

7 And_he _killed Zikrī (the)_warrior _of ʼEfrayim DOM Maˊₐsē^yāh the _son _of the_king and_DOM ˊAzrīqām the _officer _of the _house and_DOM ʼElqānāh the _second _of the _king.