1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:2
2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He had | וְלוֹ֙ | wə·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| two | שְׁתֵּ֣י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| wives | נָשִׁ֔ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| one | אַחַת֙ | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| named | שֵׁ֤ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| Hannah | חַנָּ֔ה | ḥan·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2584 Channah |
| and the other | הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית | haš·šê·nîṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8145 second |
| Peninnah | פְּנִנָּ֑ה | pə·nin·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6444 Peninnah |
| And Peninnah | לִפְנִנָּה֙ | lip̄·nin·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6444 Peninnah |
| had | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| children | יְלָדִ֔ים | yə·lā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| but Hannah | וּלְחַנָּ֖ה | ū·lə·ḥan·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2584 Channah |
| had none | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.