Study it in the app“And it happened, at the turn of the days, that Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she called his name Samuel: “Because I asked for him from YHWH.””
And it happened,וַיְהִיat the turnלִתְקֻפוֹתof the days,הַיָּמִיםthat Hannahחַנָּהconceivedוַתַּהַרand gave birthוַתֵּלֶדto a son,בֵּןand she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹSamuel:שְׁמוּאֵל“BecauseכִּיI asked for himשְׁאִלְתִּיוfrom YHWH.”מֵיְהוָה
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsturn (of the year)
Turn, full cycle; the turn of the year.
Where else “tekufot” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsHannah
Hannah, wife of Elkanah and mother of the prophet Samuel. The name means "favor".
Where else “chana” appearsconceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appearsbear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “tikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsSamuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appearsask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “sheilti” 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“Samuel” sounds in Hebrew like “heard by El” or “name of El”; Hannah connects it with the verb “ask,” which is repeated in verses 17, 27 and 28.
19They rose early in the morning and bowed down before YHWH; then they returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and YHWH remembered her.
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21The man Elkanah went up with all his household to sacrifice to YHWH the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
