But Hannahוְחַנָּהdid notלֹאgo up,עָלָתָהforכִּיshe saidאָמְרָהto her husband,לְאִישָׁהּ“Untilעַדthe boyהַנַּעַרis weaned;יִגָּמֵלthen I will bring him,וַהֲבִאֹתִיוand he will appearוְנִרְאָהbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand dwellוְיָשַׁבthereשָׁםforever.”עַד עוֹלָם
1 Samuel 1:22
Study it in the app“But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Until the boy is weaned; then I will bring him, and he will appear before YHWH and dwell there forever.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 1:22, word by word
- But Hannahחַנָּהchana
Hannah
Hannah, wife of Elkanah and mother of the prophet Samuel. The name means "favor".
Where else “chana” appears- go upעָלָתָהalata
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alata” appears- she saidאָמְרָהamra
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amra” appears- to her husbandאִישָׁisha
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “isha” appears- the boyנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- is weanedיִגָּמֵלyigamel
wean
To stop nursing a child.
Where else “yigamel” appears- then I will bring himהֲבִאֹתִיhavioti
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havioti” appears- and he will appearנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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- and dwellיָשַׁבyashav
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
21The man Elkanah went up with all his household to sacrifice to YHWH the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
22 · This verse (above)
23And Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes; stay until you have weaned him; only may YHWH establish his word.” So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him.