The name Elnaam means "God is pleasantness" or "God is delight." It appears once in 1 Chronicles 11:46 as the father of two of David's mighty warriors, Jeribai and Joshaviah. The name reflects a theology of divine grace and goodness.
That two of David's greatest warriors were sons of a man named "God is pleasantness" suggests that God's favor and beauty are the source of human strength and courage. The Psalms repeatedly describe God's pleasantness (noam): "One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord" (Psalm 27:4). True strength flows from delight in God.