- Original: אלקשׁי - Transliteration: 'Elqoshiy - Phonetic: el-ko-shee' - Definition: Elkoshite = God the ensnarer 1. a native and/or descendant of Elkosh (location unknown) - Origin: patrial from a name of uncertain derivation - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patrial from a name of uncertain derivation; an Elkoshite or native of Elkosh: - Elkoshite. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Elkoshite, 1 Nahum 1:1