1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:13

¹³Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard.

So Eli thought she was drunk

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.