Peninnah

For the name, see Pnina.
Peninnah (right) with Elkanah and Hannah as they return to Ramah.

Peninnah (Hebrew: פְּנִנָּה‎ Pəninnā; sometimes transliterated Penina) was one of Elkanah's two wives, briefly mentioned in the first Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2).[1][2] Her name derives from the word פְּנִינָּה‎ (pəninā), meaning "pearl."[3][4]

  1. ^ "I Samuel 1:2". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, Revised and Edited by H. B. Hackett, 1877, Volume III, entry for "Peninnah."
  3. ^ "doitinHebrew.com - The Talking Online Hebrew Dictionary and Translation Engine. Learn how to say just about anything in Hebrew". www.doitinhebrew.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ Potter, Joseph Lewis; Gesenius, Wilhelm; Robinson, Edward (1877). An English-Hebrew lexicon, being a complete verbal index to Gesenius' Hebrew lexicon. Robarts - University of Toronto. New York, Hurd.