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but to Hannahוּלְחַנָּהhe would giveיִתֵּןaאַחַתdoubleאַפָּיִםportion,מָנָהforכִּיhe lovedאָהֵבHannah,אֶת חַנָּהthough YHWHוַיהוָהhad closedסָגַרher womb.רַחְמָהּ
1 Samuel 1:5
Study it in the app“but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, though YHWH had closed her womb.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 1:5, word by word
- but to Hannahחַנָּהchana
Hannah
Hannah, wife of Elkanah and mother of the prophet Samuel. The name means "favor".
Where else “chana” appears- he would giveיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- aאַחַתachat
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “achat” appears- doubleאַפָּיִםapayim
face
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “apayim” appears- portionמָנָהmana
portion
Portion, the share that falls to someone.
Where else “mana” appears- he lovedאָהֵבahev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahev” appears- though YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- had closedסָגַרsagar
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “sagar” appears- her wombרַחְמָrachma
womb
The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.
Where else “rachma” appears
Translation note
“A double portion” translates a Hebrew expression of uncertain meaning (word for word, “a portion of two faces”).
The context
4And the day came when Elkanah sacrificed, and he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;
5 · This verse (above)
6And her rival would provoke her bitterly in order to irritate her, because YHWH had closed up her womb.