Bible Person
Meaning: God the zealous; the zeal of God · Male · 2 cross references
This Elkanah entry refers to the Korahite figure named in Exodus and Chronicles, not to the Samuel-line ancestor or later Levites of the same name. He belongs to the early branching of Korah's descendants. First appears in Exod 6:24.1
Name meaning
God the zealous; the zeal of God
Identity
male
First appears
Exod 6:24
AI summary: This Elkanah matters because the cross references place him near the foundational Korahite lineage from which later Levitical service is traced. His significance lies in preserving the continuity of a house that remains important in Israel's worship traditions. Taken together, the material presents this Elkanah as an early Korahite figure whose place contributes to the remembered structure of Levitical descent.1
Central Figure
Elkanah
Meaning: God the zealous; the zeal of God
The second son of Korah (Ex.
Name meaning
God the zealous; the zeal of God
Identity
male
The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.