King James Version
1 Samuel 1:2 in the King James Version says “And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And 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 · KJV
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, 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:
And 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.
And 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. yearly: Heb. from year to year
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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“and the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“and the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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