Elhanan

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Elhanan
     whom God has graciously bestowed. (1.) A warrior of the time of
     David famed for his exploits. In the Authorized Version (2 Sam.
     21:19) it is recorded that "Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a
     Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath." The Revised Version
     here rightly omits the words "the brother of." They were


     introduced in the Authorized Version to bring this passage into
     agreement with 1 Chr. 20:5, where it is said that he "slew Lahmi
     the brother of Goliath." Goliath the Gittite was killed by David
     (1 Sam. 17). The exploit of Elhanan took place late in David's
     reign.
     
       (2.) The son of Dodo, and one of David's warriors (2 Sam.
     23:24).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Elhanan, grace, or gift, or mercy of God