Strong H6444פְּנִנָּה
Peninnah
- Transliteration
- peninnâh
- Pronunciation
- pen-in-naw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Probably feminine from H6443 contracted;
{Peninnah} an Israelitess: - Peninnah.
{Peninnah} an Israelitess: - Peninnah.
Meaning of the name
Peninnah = "jewel"
Detailed definition
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.2; married to Elkanah (H511H)
In the biblical story
Peninnah
Elkanah's wife, rival of Hannah
Peninnah, one of Elkanah's two wives and the rival of Hannah, Samuel's mother.
In the Bible
Strong H6444 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- peninnah2
First verses
- 1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- 1 Samuel 1:4And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: