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From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Elkanah
    God-created. (1.) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or,
    according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson.
      (2.) Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although
    he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical
    offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34).
    He was "an Ephrathite" (1 Sam. 1:1, 4, 8), but lived at Ramah, a
    man of wealth and high position. He had two wives, Hannah, who
    was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah.

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

 Elkanah, God the zealous; the zeal of God