Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 1:8 Interlinear

Then said Elkanah her husband to her Hannah why weepest thou and why eatest grieved thou not and why is thy heart am not I better to thee than ten sons

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Then saidto say (used with great latitude)
2לָ֜הּH0
3אֶלְקָנָ֣הH511Elkanahelkanah, the name of several israelites
4אִישָׁ֗הּH376her husbanda 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)
5חַנָּה֙H2584to her Hannahchannah, an israelitess
6לָ֣מֶהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
7תִבְכִּ֗יH1058why weepestto weep; generally to bemoan
8וְלָ֙מֶה֙H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
9לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10תֹֽאכְלִ֔יH398thou and why eatestto eat (literally or figuratively)
11וְלָ֖מֶהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
12יֵרַ֣עH3415grievedproperly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e., (figuratively) to fear
13לְבָבֵ֑ךְH3824thou not and why is thy heartthe heart (as the most interior organ)
14הֲל֤וֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
15אָֽנֹכִי֙H595i
16ט֣וֹבH2896am not I bettergood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
17לָ֔ךְH0
18מֵֽעֲשָׂרָ֖הH6235to thee than tenten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
19בָּנִֽים׃H1121sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

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