How to Pronounce Peninnah
Peh-NEE-nah
Peninnah is pronounced Peh-NEE-nah (pɛˈnɪnə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: peh-NIN-uh.
What does Peninnah mean?
Peninnah means “pearl” (Hebrew).
Who was Peninnah?
Peninnah was one of the two wives of Elkanah of Ephraim; she had sons and daughters while the other wife, Hannah, was childless (1 Samuel 1:2). At the yearly sacrifice at Shiloh, Elkanah gave portions to Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters (1 Samuel 1:4).
Also pronounced
peh-NIN-uh
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