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Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. (KJV)
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וְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.Nahand Hannah
Lemma: חַנָּה (chan.nah) · Strong's: H2584
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Hannah
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:2, 1 Samuel 1:5, 1 Samuel 1:8, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:15, 1 Samuel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2584; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 1
הִ֚יאhi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 2
מְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.ret[was] speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 3
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 4
לִבָּ֔הּli.Bahheart her
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 5
רַ֚קrakonly
Lemma: רַק (raq) · Strong's: H7535
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: except
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7535; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 6
שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.halips her
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lips
Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 7
נָּע֔וֹתna.'ot[were] quivering
Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to shake
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 8
וְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.Lahand voice her
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 10
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'it was heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 11
וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haand he considered her
Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to devise: think
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 38:15, Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:20, Job 6:26, Job 13:24, Job 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2803J; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 12
עֵלִ֖י'e.LiEli
Lemma: עֵלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5941
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eli
Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:12, 1 Samuel 1:14, 1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5941; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 13
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה\׃le.shi.ko.Rahto a drunken [woman]
Lemma: שִׁכֹּר (shik.kor) · Strong's: H7910
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: drunken
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 20:16, Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27, Proverbs 26:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7910; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:13 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Hannah | → | חַנָּה H2584 Hannah |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was praying | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| her heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| and though | → | רַק H7535 except |
| her lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| were moving | → | נוּעַ H5128 to shake |
| her voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| So Eli | → | עֵלִי H5941 Eli |
| thought | → | חָשַׁב H2803J to devise: think |
| she was drunk | → | שִׁכֹּר H7910 drunken |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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