Elkoshite

English Alternative forms en Elkesite Elcesite Elkosite Etymology First attested in 1568 in the Bishops' Bible translation (see quotations); earlier English Bible translations instead used “of Elkosh”. From en enm Helcesei, borrowed from en la-vul Helcesei, from en grc Έλκεσαίου, from en he אֶלְקֹשִׁי. Analysable as en Elkosh the unidentified birthplace or residence of the minor prophet Nahum ite. Noun en biblical A member of a minor biblical tribe mentioned in Nahum 1:1. en 1568 Bishops' Bible The holie Bible, conteynyng the olde Tesſament and the newe London w:Richard Jugge https://archive.org/details/1568-bishops-bible Nahum 1:1 https://archive.org/details/1568-bishops-bible/page/n1063 The burden of Niniue: The boke of the viſion of Nahum the Elkoſhite. Nahum 1 1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the viſion of Nahum the Elkoſhite. en John Aikin, Thomas Morgan, William Johnston 1808 General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Arranged According to Alphabetical Order 7 London T. Devison https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_general-biography-or-li_aikin-john_1799_7 315 https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_general-biography-or-li_aikin-john_1799_7/page/n319 He gives himself the surname of the Elkoshite, which St. Jerome, in the preface to his comment on this prophet, derives from Eltegai, a village in Galilee, and the supposed place of his birth or residence. en Ernest de Dunsen 1867 The Keys of Saint Peter; or, the House of Rechab London w:Longmans, Green & Co. https://archive.org/details/keysofsaintpeter00buns/ https://archive.org/details/keysofsaintpeter00buns/page/202/mode/2up 202 We may here briefly refer to the probable identity of the Essenes and Therapeuts with the Elkoshites of Galilee, to whom the prophet Nahum belonged. en John Paterson 1948 Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets: Studies, Historical, Religious, and Expository in the Hebrew Prophets New York w:Charles Scribner's Sons https://archive.org/details/goodlyfellowship0000pate_k7q9 109 The prophet is described as the Elkoshite but as to where Elkosh was located we are ignorant. Tradition has assigned him to Alkush, twenty-six miles north of the ancient site of Nineveh, and a tomb there is reverenced as the tomb of Nahum. Nahum 1 1 A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. en terms suffixed with -ite