First names in Hebrew

First name Elkanah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלקנה

Gematria value: 186

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elkanah is written אלקנה

Meaning and origin

What does Elkanah mean?

Meaning: "God has acquired"
Origin: Hebrew

Elkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has acquired" or "God has created": it is made of a word that refers to God and the verb kanah, "to acquire". It is the name of the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1).

Gematria

Elkanah = 186

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלקנה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• קthe letter Kuf100
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total186

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Elkanah, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Elkanah, in nine pages

• Elkanah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Elkanah
• Elkanah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Elkanah in three answers

How do you write Elkanah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elkanah is written אלקנה.

What is the gematria value of Elkanah?
Written אלקנה, Elkanah is worth 186: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Elkanah mean?
God has acquired (origin: Hebrew). Elkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has acquired" or "God has created": it is made of a word that refers to God and the verb kanah, "to acquire". It is the name of the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1).