Study it in the app“And Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord; I am a woman troubled in spirit. Wine and intoxicating drink I have not drunk, but I have poured out my soul before YHWH.”
Hannah, bitter in soul, prays silently, and Eli thinks she is drunkPrayer
And Hannahחַנָּהansweredוַתַּעַןand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“No,לֹאmy lord;אֲדֹנִיIאָנֹכִיama womanאִשָּׁהtroubledקְשַׁתin spirit.רוּחַWineוְיַיִןand intoxicating drinkוְשֵׁכָרI have notלֹאdrunk,שָׁתִיתִיbut I have poured outוָאֶשְׁפֹּךְmy soulאֶת נַפְשִׁיbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Hannah
Hannah, wife of Elkanah and mother of the prophet Samuel. The name means "favor".
Where else “chana” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “taan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearshard
Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.
Where else “keshat” appearsspirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appearswine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appearsintoxicating drink
Intoxicating drink made from fermented grain or fruit; distinct from grape wine.
Where else “shechar” appearsdrink
Drink.
Where else “shatiti” appearsspill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “eshpoch” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears“Troubled in spirit” is, word for word, “hard of spirit”: with a very heavy grief.
14And Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine from you.”
15 · This verse (above)
16Do not regard your servant as a wicked woman, for out of the greatness of my complaint and my grief I have spoken until now.”
