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Peninnah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(pearl). A wife of Elkanah (1 Sam. 1:1-4¹Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: ²And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. ³And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. ⁴And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: (1 Samuel 1:1‑4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the wives of Elkanah (1 Sam. 1:2, 4²And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. (1 Samuel 1:2)
⁴And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: (1 Samuel 1:4)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6444 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Pninnah

Phonic:

pen-in-naw’

Meaning:

probably feminine from 6443 contr.; Peninnah, an Israelitess

KJV Usage:

Peninnah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a ruby

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A pearl; precious stone; jewel:―a wife of Elkanah [HANNAH], 1 Sam. 1:2. {Margarita}