1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:6–7
6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her. 7And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
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1 Samuel 1:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had closed | סָגַ֥ר | sā·ḡar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| womb | רַחְמָֽהּ׃ | raḥ·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7358 womb |
| her rival | צָֽרָתָהּ֙ | ṣā·rā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6869 id. |
| would provoke her | הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ | har·rə·‘i·māh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7481 thunder |
| viciously | כַּ֔עַס | ka·‘as | Noun - masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| to taunt her | וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה | wə·ḵi·‘ă·sat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
1 Samuel 1:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this went on | וְכֵ֨ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| year | שָׁנָ֣ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| after year | בְשָׁנָ֗ה | ḇə·šā·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| Whenever | מִדֵּ֤י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| went up | עֲלֹתָהּ֙ | ‘ă·lō·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to the house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| taunted her | תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה | taḵ·‘i·sen·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| until she wept | וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה | wat·tiḇ·keh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| and would not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכַֽל׃ | ṯō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
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1 Samuel 1:6 Job 24:21 · Job 6:14 · Leviticus 18:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.