63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts אֶלְחָנָן(Ancient Hebrew) Meaning & History Means "God is gracious" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and חָנַן (ḥanan) meaning "to be gracious". This is the name of two Old Testament characters. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsʾel + ḥananOther Languages & CulturesElchanan(Biblical Hebrew) Elchanan(Hebrew) Categories God, theophoric names, virtues