Salaried Nurse-Midwives. Midwives who are salaried employees of a hospital or practice earn annual incomes which vary considerably. Based on a survey taken in 2007, the American College of Nurse-Midwives reports that the median salary of a nurse-midwife who works 35 hours or more per week is between $79,093 and $89,916.
The name Elkanah is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Elkanah is: God the zealous; the zeal of God. The name Elkanah is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Elkanah is: God has created. Famous bearer: Elkanah, the Old Testament father of the prophet Samuel.
This refutation of the incorrect idea that holy means to be pious, is further confirmed by the shocking discovery that one of the Hebrew words for a harlot (whore) is qedeshah, a derivative of qadash! Likewise, a male prostitute (or sodomite) is called a qadesh in Hebrew. This then causes us to seek for the real meaning of the word qodesh (its verb being qadash) and its Greek equivalent hagios. The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, vol. 2, p. 817, summarises what most authorities say about qodesh and hagios, .