Elkanah (name)

Elkanah also Elkanah is a Hebrew name ( אלקנה ), meaning " God has purchased ". It stands for:

• Elkana, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, see List of Israeli settlements
• Elkana ( Bible ), husband of Hannah and father of the Prophet Samuel

Elkanah is the surname of the following persons:

• Amos Elkana (born 1967 ), Israeli composer
• Yehuda Elkana (1934-2012), philosopher of science and historians of science

See also:

• Elchanan

• Disambiguation