1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:8

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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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

Cross-references

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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.