God & Savior

1 Samuel 4:21

And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
1 Samuel 4:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּקְרָ֣א לַנַּ֗עַר אִֽי־כָבוֹד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר גָּלָ֥ה כָב֖וֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הִלָּקַח֙ אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶל־חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃

  1. וַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'“and she called”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  2. לַנַּ֗עַרla.Na.'ar“<to> the lad”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  3. אִֽי־'i-“I-”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אִי־כָבוֹד · “Ichabod” · Strong's H0350
  4. כָבוֹד֙kha.Vod“-chabod”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אִי־כָבוֹד · “Ichabod” · Strong's H0350
  5. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. גָּלָ֥הga.Lah“it has gone into exile”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּלָה · “remove” · Strong's H1540K
  7. כָב֖וֹדkha.Vod“glory”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
  8. מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'El“from Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. אֶל־'el-“because of”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. הִלָּקַח֙hi.la.Kach“[the] being taken of”
    Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  11. אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  12. הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  13. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and because of”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. חָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.ha“father-in-law her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָם · “father-in-law” · Strong's H2524
  15. וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.Shah“and husband her”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)