Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 1:1 Interlinear
“ man Now there was a certain of Ramathaimzophim of mount Ephraim and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Elihu the son of Tohu the son of Zuph an Ephrathite”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי֩ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | אִ֨ישׁ | H376 | man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 3 | אֶחָ֜ד | H259 | Now there was a certain | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 4 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 5 | הָרָֽמָתַ֛יִם | H0 | ||
| 6 | צוֹפִ֖ים | H7436 | of Ramathaimzophim | ramathajim-tsophim, a place in palestine |
| 7 | מֵהַ֣ר | H2022 | of mount | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 8 | אֶפְרָ֑יִם | H669 | Ephraim | ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory |
| 9 | וּשְׁמ֡וֹ | H8034 | and his name | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 10 | אֶ֠לְקָנָה | H511 | was Elkanah | elkanah, the name of several israelites |
| 11 | בֶן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 12 | יְרֹחָ֧ם | H3395 | of Jeroham | jerocham, the name of seven or eight israelites |
| 13 | בֶן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 14 | אֱלִיה֛וּא | H453 | of Elihu | elihu, the name of one of job's friends, and of three israelites |
| 15 | בֶן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 16 | תֹּ֥חוּ | H8459 | of Tohu | tochu, an israelite |
| 17 | בֶן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 18 | צ֖וּף | H6689 | of Zuph | tsuph or tsophai or tsiph, the name of an israelite and of a place in palestine |
| 19 | אֶפְרָתִֽי׃ | H673 | an Ephrathite | an ephrathite or an ephraimite |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 1:1 (current) man Now there was a certain of Ramathaimzophim of mount Ephraim and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Elihu the son of Tohu the son of Zuph an Ephrathite
1 Samuel 1:2 And he had two wives and the name of the one but Hannah...