Elchanan means “Elkanan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G445 — anthypateuo (“be the deputy”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H445 אֶלחָנָן (Elchanan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Elchanan (el-khaw-nawn') n/p. 1. God (is) gracious 2. Elchanan, an Israelite It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include elhanan, son, brother, again, and philistines. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Elchanan (el-khaw-nawn') n/p. 1. God (is) gracious 2. Elchanan, an Israelite [from H410 and H2603] KJV: Elkanan. Root(s): H410, H2603
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H445. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Elhanan
Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; son of: Jaare-oregim (H3296) § Elhanan = "God has been gracious" 1) Jair's son who fought the Gittites 2) Dodo's son who was a chief of David
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H445.
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H445, grouped by book.
Elchanan (Strong's H445) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Elkanan". Elchanan (el-khaw-nawn') n/p. 1. God (is) gracious 2. Elchanan, an Israelite
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H445 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H445 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as elhanan, son, brother, again, philistines, and slew. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.