1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:21–22

²¹And she named the boy Ichabod,^d saying, “The glory has departed^e from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.

²²“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

Footnotes

d 4:21 Ichabod means no glory.
e 4:21 Or gone into exile; also in verse 22

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1 Samuel 4:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And she named	וַתִּקְרָ֣א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the boy	לַנַּ֗עַר	lan·na·‘ar	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Ichabod	כָבוֹד֙	ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H350 Ikabod
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
The glory	כָב֖וֹד	ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
has departed	גָּלָ֥ה	gā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
from Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
because	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had been captured	הִלָּקַח֙	hil·lā·qaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
her father-in-law	חָמִ֖יהָ	ḥā·mî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2524 husband's father
and her husband had been killed	וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃	wə·’î·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man

1 Samuel 4:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The glory	כָב֖וֹד	ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
has departed	גָּלָ֥ה	gā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
from Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
she said	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃פ	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has been captured	נִלְקַ֖ח	nil·qaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 4:21 Psalm 26:8 · Psalm 78:61 · Jeremiah 2:11 · Psalm 78:64 · Hosea 9:12 · 1 Samuel 4:11 · Psalm 106:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.