HebrewH6444Proper Noun (Feminine)
פְּנִנָּה
pe.nin.nah
“Peninnah”
2Occurrences
H6444Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Peninnah, an Israelitess
probably feminine from H6443 (פָּנִין) contr.;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; married to Elkanah (H0511H) § Peninnah = "jewel" the other wife of Elkanah besides Hannah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
N:N-F-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
פְּנִנָּה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Samuel
2
Key Passages
1 Samuel 1:2BSB
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
1 Samuel 1:4BSB
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
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