1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:15
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Psalm 62:8 · Lamentations 2:19 · Psalm 42:4 · Psalm 142:2–3 · Psalm 143:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.