1 Samuel 2:7

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

מוריש מוֹרִישׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ירש

yârash

Definition

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

Root

or ירש; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or ירש; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin; cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3423

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Fürst Lexicon

יָרַשׁ

verb • Root ירש • Strongs / High • Page 653

to drive, to drive forth, to chase away, to take away, with the additional idea of taking possession of what belongs to the expelled.

יָרַשׁ

verb • Root ירש • Strongs / High • Page 653

To take, seize, snatch to oneself, take possession of (by force), conquer; to possess, inhabit; to inherit, be heir of.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָרַשׁ

verb • Page 300

To take into possession, possess, inherit, or dispossess. Core meanings: 1. To take into possession (Deut. 1:8, 21). 2. To possess (Lev. 25:46, Ps. 25:13). 3. To inherit (Gen. 21:10). 4. To drive from a possession, to dispossess (Deut. 2:12). Includes Niph. (to become poor, Gen 45:11), Pi. (to take into possession; to deprive), and Hiph. (to give for a possession; to take into possession; to drive from a possession, Ex. 34:24).

Verb Hiphil participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: κληρονομῆσαι κληρονομήσει κληρονομήσουσιν ἐξῆρεν ἐκληρονόμησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3423:

κληρονομῆσαι 27× (12.4%)

κληρονομήσει 12× (5.4%)

κληρονομήσουσιν 10× (4.2%)

ἐξῆρεν 9× (4.1%)

ἐκληρονόμησαν 9× (3.7%)

ἐξωλέθρευσεν 7× (3.0%)

κατακληρονομῆσαι 7× (2.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 7× (2.6%)

--- 7× (3.2%)

ἐκληρονόμησεν 6× (2.4%)

ומעשיר וּמַעֲשׁיר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עשר

ʻâshar

Definition

properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich; be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See עשר.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6238

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָשַׁר

verb / adjective • Strongs / High • Page 1142

To be rich. (The definition lists the derived adjective עָשִׁיר: A rich man, the noble, the influential, mighty, one who rules over the poor.)

Conjunction, Verb Hiphil participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: πλουτίζει

LXX Usage Statistics

H6238:

πλουτίζει 2× (10.9%)

משפיל מַשְׁפּיל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שפל

shâphêl

Definition

to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive); abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8213

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שְׁפַל

verb (aramaic) • Root שפל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1471

Aram. intr. same as the Hebrew שָׁפַל in the senses to be low, weary, weak, tired.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁפַל

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root שפל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1471

(from the verb שְׁפַל) Aram. m. a low one, in rank or esteem.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֶׁפֶל

noun masculine • Root שפל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1471

m. lowness, a low condition.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁפַל

verb qal / intr. • Root שפל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1471

intr. to sink, of dust or mountains; to be felled, of high trees; figurat. to be made low, to be humbled, bowed down, of proud, haughty men.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁפָל

adjective • Root שפל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1471

adj. m. same as שָׁפַל according to old mss.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Verb Hiphil participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ταπεινωθήσονται ταπεινοῖ '' ταπεινώσεισ ταπεινώσει

LXX Usage Statistics

H8213:

ταπεινωθήσονται 4× (10.9%)

ταπεινοῖ 3× (8.8%)

'' 3× (7.5%)

ταπεινώσεισ 2× (5.9%)

ταπεινώσει 2× (5.4%)

ταπεινῶν 2× (5.4%)

אף אַף־

yea/a nostril/anger

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אף

ʼaph

Definition

meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though

Root

a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though; also, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H637

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אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 171

Properly the projecting, the prominent; the nose as the prominent thing of the face; anger (conceived of as a snorting of the nose); face.

אַף

preposition / conj. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 172

Properly a preposition meaning 'with', 'at', 'to', 'before', 'toward'. As a conjunction it signifies 'also', 'likewise', 'even', 'yea', 'how much more' (a fortiori). It is often used to make pronouns or particles emphatic. When reduplicated (אַף ... אַף) it means 'as well ... as also'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַף

conj. prim. • Page 64

1. also. 2. and. 3. yea rather. 4. but, yet. 5. how much less. 6. literally also when; how much more (after affirmation) or how much less (after negation).

אַף

chald. • Page 65

Chald. idem. (likewise, also). Dan. 6: 23.

אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Page 65

1. nose; pride of nose, i. e. of countenance (Ps. 10: 4); the breathing of the nose, i. e. anger (Job. 4: 9). 2. anger (Prov. 22: 24). 3. face, countenance (Gen. 3: 19). 4. two persons (1 Sam. 1: 5).

Particle interjection

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0637:

No stats available

מרומם מְרוֹמֵם׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רום

rûwm

Definition

to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7311

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רוּם

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1327

Intransitive verb. To be high, raised high, grown high; to be proud-looking, haughty, exalted, mighty, glorious; or to raise up/exalt oneself, advance, prosper.

רוּם

noun masc. • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 1328

Height, only used as an adverb ('on high') for רוֹמָה.

רוּם

noun masc. • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 1328

Height (of heavens); figuratively pride, haughtiness, a look as a sign of haughtiness, or a free, careless look.

רוּם

verb intransitive • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 1342

I. to be high, to be elevated. (Nif. to lift up oneself.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּם

verb • Page 611

To be lifted up, exalted, elevated. Used of the heart being lifted up with pride (Deut. 8:14). To be exalted in triumph (Ps. 13:3). To be raised or built (Is. 49:11). Spoken of God being praised (Ps. 18).

רוּם

chald. v. • Root רום • Page 612

Identical in meaning to Hebrew root (to be high). Forms include Peil רִם (to be lifted up), Pal. רוֹמֵם (to exalt, praise), Aph. (to lift up), and Ithpal. (to lift one's self up).

רוּם

noun masculine • Root רום • Page 612

Height, pride, arrogance. Often associated with the eyes (עַיִן).

רוּם

chald. n. m. • Root רום • Page 612

Height.

Verb Piel participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ὑψωθήσεται ὕψωσεν ἀφελεῖτε ἀφοριεῖτε ὑψώσει

LXX Usage Statistics

H7311a:

ὑψωθήσεται 12× (5.8%)

ὕψωσεν 6× (2.9%)

ἀφελεῖτε 5× (2.4%)

ἀφοριεῖτε 5× (2.6%)

ὑψώσει 5× (2.3%)

ὑψῶσαι 5× (2.4%)

--- 5× (2.6%)

'' 5× (2.2%)

ὕψωσα 5× (2.4%)

ὑψώθητι 4× (2.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Jehovah dispossessing, and enriching: making low, but lifting up.

LITV Translation:
Jehovah brings down, and He gives riches; He brings low; yea, He lifts up high.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; He brings low, and lifts up.