Bible Dictionary

Peninnah

The name Peninnah means “pearl; precious stone; the face”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(coral or pearl), one of the two wives of Elkanah. (1 Samuel 1:2) (B.C. 1125.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

pe-nin'-a (peninnah, "coral," "pearl"): Second wife of Elkanah, father of Samuel (1Sa 1:2,4).