New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Samuel

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Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now there there, thither H8033    
was a certain one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֜ד e·chad
man man Noun H376 אִ֨ישׁ ish
from Ramathaim-zophim "double height of watchers," a city in Ephraim Noun H7436 צֹופִ֖ים tzo·v·fim
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from the hill country mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 מֵהַ֣ר me·har
of Ephraim, a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory Noun H669 אֶפְרָ֑יִם ef·ra·yim;
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and his name a name Noun H8034 וּשְׁמֹ֡ו u·she·mov
was Elkanah "God has created," or "God has taken possession," the name of several Isr. Noun H511 אֶ֠לְקָנָה el·ka·nah
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the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Jeroham, "may He be compassionate," the name of several Isr. Noun H3395 יְרֹחָ֧ם ye·ro·cham
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the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Elihu, "He is (my) God," five Isr. Noun H453 אֱלִיה֛וּא e·li·hu
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the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Tohu, an ancestor of Samuel, the same as NH8430 Noun H8459 תֹּ֥חוּ to·chu
the son son Noun H1121 בֶן־ ven-
of Zuph, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel Noun H6689 צ֖וּף tzuf
an Ephraimite. a desc. of Ephraim, also an inhab. of Ephrath Adjective H673 אֶפְרָתִֽי׃ ef·ra·ti.

Locations

Ephraim

EPHRAIM (2)(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon, 20 Roman miles North... View Details

People

Elihu

|He is (my) God,| five Israelites

Jeroham

Jeroham [N] [H] [S] cherished; who finds mercy.  Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel ( 1 Samuel 1:1 ).    The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan ( 1 Chronicles 27:22 ).    1 Chronicles 12:7 ; a Benjamite.    2 Chronicles 23:1 ; one whose son assisted in placing Joash on the thro... View Details

Elkanah

Elkanah [N] [H] God-created.  The second son of Korah ( Exodus 6:24 ), or, according to  1 Chronicles 6:22  1 Chronicles 6:23 , more correctly his grandson.    Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet ( 1 Chronicles 6:27  1 Chronicles 6:34 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
King James Bible Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.Ephrathite:
Hebrew Greek English Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.