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ʾelqōšī אֶלְקֹשִׁי ‘Elkoshite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from a name of uncertain derivation

ʾelqōšī pr n loc gen
Elkoshite = "God the ensnarer"
1) a native and/or descendant of Elkosh (location unknown)

Mentioned in Nahum 1:1

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