Elkosh
Elkosh, the hometown of the prophet Nahum, probably located in Judah.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A person from a location only mentioned at Nahum 1:1; only referred to as Elkosh (אֶלְקֹשִׁי).
Location
- Identified as
- El Kauzeh
- Certainty
- Uncertain (23% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.121° N, 35.338° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֶלְקֹשִׁיElkosh
Mentions
- This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite: