6444. Peninnah
Strong's Lexicon
Peninnah: Peninnah

Original Word: פְנִנָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Pninnah
Pronunciation: peh-NEE-nah
Phonetic Spelling: (pen-in-naw')
Definition: Peninnah
Meaning: Peninnah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּנִין (panin), meaning "coral" or "pearl."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Peninnah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Peninnah is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "coral" or "pearl." It is used to refer to one of the wives of Elkanah, the father of the prophet Samuel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the cultural context of ancient Israel, polygamy was practiced, especially among those who could afford it. Peninnah was one of Elkanah's two wives, the other being Hannah. Peninnah had children, while Hannah was initially barren, which was a significant social stigma at the time. This dynamic created tension and rivalry between the two women, as having children was considered a blessing and a sign of favor from God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as pinnah
Definition
wife of Elkanah
NASB Translation
Peninnah (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְּנִנָּה proper name, feminine (properly singular of foregoing ?) wife of Elkanah 1 Samuel 1:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 1:4, Φεννανα.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Peninnah

Probably feminine from paniyn contr.; Peninnah, an Israelitess -- Peninnah.

see HEBREW paniyn

Forms and Transliterations
לִפְנִנָּ֣ה לִפְנִנָּה֙ לפננה פְּנִנָּ֑ה פננה lifninNah lip̄·nin·nāh lip̄ninnāh pə·nin·nāh peninNah pəninnāh
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Samuel 1:2
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פְּנִנָּ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י לִפְנִנָּה֙
NAS: of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah
KJV: of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah
INT: and the name of the other Peninnah had and Peninnah

1 Samuel 1:2
HEB: פְּנִנָּ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י לִפְנִנָּה֙ יְלָדִ֔ים וּלְחַנָּ֖ה
NAS: Peninnah; and Peninnah had
KJV: Peninnah: and Peninnah had children,
INT: Peninnah had and Peninnah children Hannah

1 Samuel 1:4
HEB: אֶלְקָנָ֑ה וְנָתַ֞ן לִפְנִנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּֽלְכָל־
NAS: portions to Peninnah his wife
KJV: he gave to Peninnah his wife,
INT: Elkanah give to Peninnah his wife all

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6444
3 Occurrences


lip̄·nin·nāh — 2 Occ.
pə·nin·nāh — 1 Occ.















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