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Hannah

Mother of the prophet Samuel. She was unable to conceive and her prayers to God for a child were answered.

Read more in the Jewish Encyclopedia.

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Hakham, pl. hakhamim - literally, "wise man" or "sage". This term is generally used in the Talmud during a conceptual dispute, to…