And about the timeוּכְעֵתof her deathמוּתָהּthe women standingהַנִּצָּבוֹתby herעָלֶיהָsaid,וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירְאִיforכִּיyou have given birth toיָלָדְתְּa son.”בֵןBut she did notוְלֹאanswerעָנְתָהorוְלֹאsetשָׁתָהher heart to it.לִבָּהּ
1 Samuel 4:20
Study it in the app“And about the time of her death the women standing by her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or set her heart to it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 4:20, word by word
- And about the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of her deathמוּתָmuta
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “muta” appears- the women standingנִּצָּבוֹתnitsavot
stand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsavot” appears- saidתְּדַבֵּרְנָהtedaberna
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaberna” appears- be afraidתִּירְאִיtiri
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tiri” appears- you have given birth toיָלָדְתְּyaladt
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yaladt” appears- a sonבֵןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- answerעָנְתָהanta
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “anta” appears- setשָׁתָהshata
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “shata” appears- her heart to itלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears
The context
19Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And she heard the news that the ark of Elohim had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, and she crouched down and gave birth, for her pains came over her.
20 · This verse (above)
21And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has gone into exile from Israel,” because the ark of Elohim had been taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.