Pᵉninnâh — H6444

Definition

feminine proper noun

Peninnah, an Israelitess

1. Peninnah = "jewel"
2. the other wife of Elkanah besides Hannah

Usually translated as

Peninnah

Origin

probably feminine from H6443 contr.

• Derived from Pânîyn (H6443)

Occurrences

Pᵉninnâh occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (2)

• 1 Samuel 1:2 — And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah (פְּנִנָּ֑ה): and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
• 1 Samuel 1:2 — And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah (לִפְנִנָּה֙) had children, but Hannah had no children.
• 1 Samuel 1:4 — And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah (לִפְנִנָּ֣ה) his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: