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Peninnah

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Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts פְּנִנָּה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. pi-NIN-ə(English)
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Meaning & History

Means "precious stone, pearl" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

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biblical women, gemstones, nature, pearl, underwater, white
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Entry updated November 20, 2020
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