1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:19–20

¹⁹The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah.

And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. ²⁰So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,^dsaying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Footnotes

d 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God.

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1 Samuel 1:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next morning	בַבֹּ֗קֶר	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
they got up early	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ	way·yaš·ki·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7925 start, rise, early
to bow in worship	וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and then they returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
home	בֵּיתָ֖ם	bê·ṯām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1004 house
to Ramah	הָרָמָ֑תָה	hā·rā·mā·ṯāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
And Elkanah	אֶלְקָנָה֙	’el·qā·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H511 Elkanah
had relations with	וַיֵּ֤דַע	way·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Hannah	חַנָּ֣ה	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
and the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
remembered her	וַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָ	way·yiz·kə·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2142 remember

1 Samuel 1:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the course	לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת	liṯ·qu·p̄ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8622 coming round, circuit
of time	הַיָּמִ֔ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Hannah	חַנָּ֖ה	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
conceived	וַתַּ֥הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth to	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
She named	וַתִּקְרָ֤א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמוֹ֙	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
Because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have asked for him	שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃	šə·’il·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
from the LORD	מֵיְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 1:19 Genesis 21:1 · Genesis 30:22 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · Genesis 4:1 · Psalm 119:147 · Psalm 25:7 · Psalm 55:17 · Genesis 8:1 · 1 Samuel 9:26 · Luke 23:42 · Mark 1:35 · 1 Samuel 1:1

1 Samuel 1:20 Genesis 41:51–52 · Exodus 2:10 · Matthew 1:21 · Exodus 2:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.