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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִי֩H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2אִ֨ישׁH376mana 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)
3אֶחָ֜דH259Now there was a certainproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
4מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
5הָרָֽמָתַ֛יִםH0
6צוֹפִ֖יםH7436of Ramathaimzophimramathajim-tsophim, a place in palestine
7מֵהַ֣רH2022of mounta mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
8אֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Ephraimephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
9וּשְׁמ֡וֹH8034and his namean appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
10אֶ֠לְקָנָהH511was Elkanahelkanah, the name of several israelites
11בֶןH1121the sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
12יְרֹחָ֧םH3395of Jerohamjerocham, the name of seven or eight israelites
13בֶןH1121the sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
14אֱלִיה֛וּאH453of Elihuelihu, the name of one of job's friends, and of three israelites
15בֶןH1121the sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
16תֹּ֥חוּH8459of Tohutochu, an israelite
17בֶןH1121the sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
18צ֖וּףH6689of Zuphtsuph or tsophai or tsiph, the name of an israelite and of a place in palestine
19אֶפְרָתִֽי׃H673an Ephrathitean 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...

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