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  • From: "Trevor Peterson" <06peterson AT cua.edu>
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  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Re: Hannah
  • Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 12:28:10 -0500

> I have read that the name Hannah (mother of Samuel) means "prayer."
> BibleWorks says that Hannah = "grace." In a name book, I once read
> that Hannah means "full of grace, mercy, and prayer." That's quite a
> mouthful for a two-syllable name.

I'd go with "grace" or "mercy." There is a related verb (Dt stem) that
means to seek favor, which I suppose is something like prayer, but I
don't see why anyone would make that the meaning of the name. It seems
to relate more directly to the G verb chanan--to show grace or favor.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics




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