Hannah

First, in plain English

Elkanah loved her, and she had no children, and his other wife Peninnah made sure she felt it. She prayed so hard and so silently at Shiloh that Eli thought she was drunk. Samuel was the answer, and she gave him to the Lord's service once he was weaned.

Who this is

Hannah was Elkanah's beloved but childless wife, tormented by her husband's other wife Peninnah for her infertility, and she prayed so fervently and silently at the tabernacle at Shiloh that the priest Eli initially mistook her for drunk. God answered her vow with the birth of Samuel, whom she dedicated to the Lord's service as soon as he was weaned, and her prayer of thanksgiving in 1 Samuel 2 anticipates themes and language that echo later in Mary's song in Luke.

study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)

The word

H2584

Where it appears

1 Samuel 1:2
1 Samuel 1:5
1 Samuel 1:8
1 Samuel 1:9
1 Samuel 1:13
1 Samuel 1:15
1 Samuel 1:19
1 Samuel 1:20
1 Samuel 1:22
1 Samuel 2:1
1 Samuel 2:21