Hannah

Hannah
/han"euh/, n.
1. the mother of Samuel. I Sam. 1:20.
2. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "grace."

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▪ Old Testament figure
also spelled  Anna 

      (11th century BC), mother of Samuel, the Jewish judge. Childless as one of the two wives of Elkanah, she prayed for a son, promising to dedicate him to God. Her prayers were answered, and she brought the child Samuel to Shiloh for religious training. In the Talmud she is named as one of seven prophetesses, and her prayer is in the Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) first-day service, exemplifying successful petitions to God.

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