ʼElchânân — H445

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elchanan, an Israelite

1. Elhanan = "God has been gracious"
2. Jair's son who fought the Gittites
3. Dodo's son who was a chief of David

Usually translated as

Elkanan

Origin

from H410 and H2603; God (is) gracious

• Derived from ʼêl (H410)
• Derived from Chânan (H2603)

Occurrences

ʼElchânân occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (2)

• 2 Samuel 21:19 — And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָן֩) the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
• 2 Samuel 23:24 — Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָ֥ן) the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
• 1 Chronicles 11:26 — Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָ֥ן) the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
• 1 Chronicles 20:5 — And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָ֣ן) the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.