1) Hebrew girl name 
Peninnah (occasionally transliterated as Penina) was one of Elkanah`s two wives, briefly mentioned in the first Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2). Her name means `pearl` or `coral`. Peninnah was less favored than Elkanah`s other wife, Hannah; although she bore him more children, Peninnah also brought grief and disharmony to the household by her ...