1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:12–16

¹²As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth. ¹³Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard.

So Eli thought she was drunk ¹⁴and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”

¹⁵“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. ¹⁶Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

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1 Samuel 1:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
kept on	הִרְבְּתָ֔ה	hir·bə·ṯāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
praying	לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל	lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H6419 intervene, interpose
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Eli	וְעֵלִ֖י	wə·‘ê·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
watched	שֹׁמֵ֥ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
her mouth	פִּֽיהָ׃	pî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6310 mouth

1 Samuel 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hannah	וְחַנָּ֗ה	wə·ḥan·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
was praying	מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת	mə·ḏab·be·reṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H1696 speak
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her heart	לִבָּ֔הּ	lib·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and though	רַ֚ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
her lips	שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ	śə·p̄ā·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
were moving	נָּע֔וֹת	nā·‘ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
her voice	וְקוֹלָ֖הּ	wə·qō·w·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6963 sound, voice
could not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be heard	יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ	yiš·šā·mê·a‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
So Eli	עֵלִ֖י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
thought	וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ	way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2803 think, account
she was drunk	לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃	lə·šik·kō·rāh	Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular	H7910 drunken

1 Samuel 1:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to her	אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
How	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
long	מָתַ֖י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will you be drunk	תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑ין	tiš·tak·kā·rîn	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular; Paragogic nun	H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken
Put away	הָסִ֥ירִי	hā·sî·rî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H5493 turn aside
your wine	יֵינֵ֖ךְ	yê·nêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3196 wine

1 Samuel 1:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
Hannah	חַנָּ֤ה	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
replied	וַתַּ֨עַן	wat·ta·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6030 answer, respond
I	אָנֹ֔כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am a woman	אִשָּׁ֤ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
troubled	קְשַׁת־	qə·šaṯ-	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H7186 hard, severe
in spirit	ר֙וּחַ֙	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
I have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
had	שָׁתִ֑יתִי	šā·ṯî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8354 drink
any wine	וְיַ֥יִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or strong drink	וְשֵׁכָ֖ר	wə·šê·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
but I have poured out	וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ	wā·’eš·pōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8210 pour out, pour
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Samuel 1:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
take	תִּתֵּן֙	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your servant	אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔	’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
for a wicked	בְּלִיָּ֑עַל	bə·lî·yā·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness
woman	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
for all this time	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I have been praying	דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
out of the depth	מֵרֹ֥ב	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of my anguish	שִׂיחִ֛י	śî·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7879 complaint, musing
and grief	וְכַעְסִ֖י	wə·ḵa‘·sî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3708 vexation, anger