1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:6–8

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.

⁸“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

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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

1 Samuel 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hannah	חַנָּה֙	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
why	לָ֣מֶה	lā·meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you crying	תִבְכִּ֗י	ṯiḇ·kî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
her husband	אִישָׁ֗הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
Elkanah	אֶלְקָנָ֣ה	’el·qā·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H511 Elkanah
asked	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	וְלָ֙מֶה֙	wə·lā·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
won’t you	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	תֹֽאכְלִ֔י	ṯō·ḵə·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H398 eat
Why	וְלָ֖מֶה	wə·lā·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is your heart	לְבָבֵ֑ךְ	lə·ḇā·ḇêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
so grieved	יֵרַ֣ע	yê·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3415 quiver
Am I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
not	הֲל֤וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
better	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to you	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
than ten	מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה	mê·‘ă·śā·rāh	Preposition-m; Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
sons	בָּנִֽים׃	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son

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1 Samuel 1:6 Job 24:21 · Job 6:14 · Leviticus 18:18

1 Samuel 1:8 Ruth 4:15 · Job 6:14 · Isaiah 54:6 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · Psalm 43:4 · John 20:13 · John 20:15

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