Elkanah

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

Elkanah , an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, see list of Israeli settlements
Elkanah (Bible) , husband of Hannah and father of the prophet Samuel

Elkanah is the family name of the following people:

Amos Elkana (* 1967), Israeli composer
Yehuda Elkana (1934–2012), science theorist and science historian

See also:

Elchanan