Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Samuel 3:2 - Time
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And it came to pass | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
at that time | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
when | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
Eli | H5941 | עֵלִי |
[Proper Name Masculine] lofty; {Eli} an Israelitish high priest |
was laid down | H7901 | שָׁכַב |
[Verb] to lie down (for {rest} sexual {connection} decease or any other purpose) |
in his place | H4725 | מָקוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {standing} that {is} a spot; but used widely of a locality (generally or specifically); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) |
and his eyes | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
began | H2490 | חָלַל |
[Verb] properly to {bore} that {is} (by implication) to {wound} to dissolve; figuratively to profane (a {person} place or {thing}) to break (one´ s {word}) to begin (as if by an opening-wedge); denominatively (from H2485) to play (the flute) |
to wax dim | H3544 | כֵּהֶה |
[Adjective] {feeble} obscure |
that he could | H3201 | יָכֹל |
[Verb] to be {able} literally ({can } could) or morally ({may } might) |
not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
see | H7200 | רָאָה |
[Verb] to {see} literally or figuratively (in numerous {applications} direct and {implied} {transitively} intransitively and causatively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.