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1 Samuel 1:2

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← 1 Samuel 1:1	1 Samuel 1:2 (KJV)	1 Samuel 1:3 →
Now there was a certain man 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:	And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.	And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, [were] there.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he had two^H8147 wives^H802; the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Hannah^H2584, and the name^H8034 of the other^H8145 Peninnah^H6444: and Peninnah^H6444 had children^H3206, but Hannah^H2584 had no children^H3206.

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Original Hebrew

וְלֹו שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם אַחַת חַנָּה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פְּנִנָּה וַיְהִי לִפְנִנָּה יְלָדִים וּלְחַנָּה אֵין יְלָדִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/ל/וֹ֙	ve./L/o		HC/R/Sp3ms	and/ (belonged) to (the)/ him
שְׁתֵּ֣י	she.Tei	H8147	HAcfdc	two
נָשִׁ֔ים	na.Shim	H802	HNcfpa	wives
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	H8034	HNcmsc	(the) name of
אַחַת֙	'a.Chat	H259	HAcfsa	one
חַנָּ֔ה	cha.Nah	H2584	HNp	(was) Hannah
וְ/שֵׁ֥ם	ve./Shem	H8034	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) name of
הַ/שֵּׁנִ֖ית	ha./she.Nit	H8145	HTd/Aofsa	the/ second
פְּנִנָּ֑ה	pe.ni.Nah	H6444	HNp	(was) Peninnah
וַ/יְהִ֤י	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it belonged
לִ/פְנִנָּה֙	li/f.ni.Nah	H6444	HR/Np	to/ Peninnah
יְלָדִ֔ים	ye.la.Dim	H3206	HNcmpa	children
וּ/לְ/חַנָּ֖ה	u./le./cha.Nah	H2584	HC/R/Np	and/ (belonged) to/ Hannah
אֵ֥ין	'ein	H369	HTn	not
יְלָדִֽים	ye.la.Dim	H3206	HNcmpa	children

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H2584 — חַנָּה (Channâh, khan-naw'): from חָנַן; favored; Channah, an Israelitess; Hannah.
• H3206 — יֶלֶד (yeled, yeh'-led): from יָלַד; something born, i.e. a lad or offspring; boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
• H6444 — פְּנִנָּה (Pᵉninnâh, pen-in-naw'): probably feminine from פָּנִין contr.; Peninnah, an Israelitess; Peninnah.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8145 — שֵׁנִי (shênîy, shay-nee'): from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again; again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — Genesis 16:1-2, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 29:31, Judges 13:2, Luke 1:7
• two — Genesis 4:19, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 29:23-29, Judges 8:30, Matthew 19:8

Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 11:30, 1 Samuel 30:5, 2 Kings 4:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME
• Nave’s: HANNAH, PENINNAH, POLYGAMY

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