el.cha.nan is a personal name used for a man listed among mighty men and described in battle accounts.

The attested forms function consistently as a proper personal name: the named man is listed with warriors in 1 Chronicles 11:26 and 2 Samuel 23:24, and is the subject of striking down an opponent in 1 Chronicles 20:5 and 2 Samuel 21:19.

1. Personal name for a named warrior · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 11:26 and 2 Samuel 23:24, the proper noun identifies a man in warrior lists, with the APB rendering him as the son of Dodo of Bethlehem. In 1 Chronicles 20:5 and 2 Samuel 21:19, the same proper-noun use identifies the subject who struck down a Gittite during conflict with the Philistines.

   1 Chronicles 11:261 Chronicles 20:52 Samuel 21:192 Samuel 23:24

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the term as “Elhanan” in each verse, identifying him by parentage and place in the warrior lists and by his action in the battle accounts. The paraphrase is not word-aligned, but the proper-name function is clear from the clauses.