Hannah

The mother of the prophet Samuel.

A written article for Hannah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hannah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1300 BC
    1100 BC
  • Hannah
    c. 1150 BC

Original word

  • חַנָּה hannah
    H2584
Relationships
Son: Samuel Husband: Elkanah
Citations
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Where Hannah appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 1

וְלוֹ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם אַחַת חַנָּה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פְּנִנָּה וַיְהִי לִפְנִנָּה יְלָדִים וּלְחַנָּה אֵין יְלָדִֽים׃
2
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.
וּלְחַנָּה יִתֵּן מָנָה אַחַת אַפָּיִם כִּי אֶת-חַנָּה אָהֵב וַֽיהוָה סָגַר רַחְמָֽהּ׃
5
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ אֶלְקָנָה אִישָׁהּ חַנָּה לָמֶה תִבְכִּי וְלָמֶה לֹא תֹֽאכְלִי וְלָמֶה יֵרַע לְבָבֵךְ הֲלוֹא אָֽנֹכִי טוֹב לָךְ מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִֽים׃
8
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
וַתָּקָם חַנָּה אַֽחֲרֵי אָכְלָה בְשִׁלֹה וְאַֽחֲרֵי שָׁתֹה וְעֵלִי הַכֹּהֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל-הַכִּסֵּא עַל-מְזוּזַת הֵיכַל יְהוָֽה׃
9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
וְחַנָּה הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת עַל-לִבָּהּ רַק שְׂפָתֶיהָ נָּעוֹת וְקוֹלָהּ לֹא יִשָּׁמֵעַ וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ עֵלִי לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃
13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
וַתַּעַן חַנָּה וַתֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲדֹנִי אִשָּׁה קְשַׁת-רוּחַ אָנֹכִי וְיַיִן וְשֵׁכָר לֹא שָׁתִיתִי וָֽאֶשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת-נַפְשִׁי לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃
15
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-בֵּיתָם הָֽרָמָתָה וַיֵּדַע אֶלְקָנָה אֶת-חַנָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וַֽיִּזְכְּרֶהָ יְהוָֽה׃
19
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
וַֽיְהִי לִתְקֻפוֹת הַיָּמִים וַתַּהַר חַנָּה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ שְׁמוּאֵל כִּי מֵֽיְהוָה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃
20
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
וְחַנָּה לֹא עָלָתָה כִּֽי-אָמְרָה לְאִישָׁהּ עַד יִגָּמֵל הַנַּעַר וַהֲבִֽאֹתִיו וְנִרְאָה אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה וְיָשַׁב שָׁם עַד-עוֹלָֽם׃
22
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

1 Samuel 2

וַתִּתְפַּלֵּל חַנָּה וַתֹּאמַר עָלַץ לִבִּי בַּֽיהוָה רָמָה קַרְנִי בַּֽיהוָה רָחַב פִּי עַל-אוֹיְבַי כִּי שָׂמַחְתִּי בִּישֽׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃
1
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
כִּֽי-פָקַד יְהוָה אֶת-חַנָּה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה-בָנִים וּשְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת וַיִּגְדַּל הַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל עִם-יְהוָֽה׃
21
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.