Study it in the app“There was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.”
There wasוַיְהִיa certainאֶחָדmanאִישׁfromמִןRamathaim-zophimהָרָמָתַיִם צוֹפִיםof the hill countryמֵהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרָיִםand his name wasוּשְׁמוֹElkanah,אֶלְקָנָהsonבֶּןof Jeroham,יְרֹחָםsonבֶּןof Elihu,אֱלִיהוּאsonבֶּןof Tohu,תֹּחוּsonבֶןof Zuph,צוּףan Ephraimite.אֶפְרָתִי
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appearsa certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “echad” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsRamathaim-zophim
Ramathaim-zophim, the city of Elkanah and Samuel in the hill country of Ephraim; it is also called Ramah. The name means "the two heights of the Zuphites".
Where else “ramatayim” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsElkanah
Elkanah, a name borne by several men; among them a son of Korah (Exodus 6:24) and the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). It means "El has acquired".
Where else “elkana” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJeroham
Jeroham: the name of several people; among them the grandfather of the prophet Samuel. It means "may he find mercy".
Where else “yerocham” appearsElihu
Elihu: the name of several men; among them an ancestor of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1) and the young man who speaks in the book of Job (Job 32:2). It means "he is my God."
Where else “elihu” appearsTohu
Tohu, an ancestor of the prophet Samuel.
Where else “tochu” appearsZuph
Zuph, an ancestor of the prophet Samuel; also a region bearing his name (1 Samuel 9:5).
Where else “tsuf” appearsEphraimite
Of the tribe of Joseph's younger son.
Where else “efrati” appears1 · This verse (above)
2He had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
