1 Samuel 2:11
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶלְקָנָה
ʼElqânâh
Elkanah, the name of several Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
רָמָה
Râmâh
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
שָׁרַת
shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁרַת shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Study H8334 →כֹּהֵן kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Study H3548 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
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