Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. Young's Literal Translation And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite, King James Bible Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: Hebrew Now there wasוַיְהִי֩ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a אֶחָ֜ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person named וּשְׁמ֡וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Elkanah אֶ֠לְקָנָה (’el·qā·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 511: Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelites [who was] from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Ramathaim-zophim צוֹפִ֖ים (ṣō·w·p̄îm) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7436: Ramathaim-zophim -- 'double height of watchers', a city in Ephraim in the hill country מֵהַ֣ר (mê·har) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Ephraim. אֶפְרָ֑יִם (’ep̄·rā·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory [He was] the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jeroham, יְרֹחָ֧ם (yə·rō·ḥām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3395: Jeroham -- 'may He be compassionate', the name of several Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Elihu, אֱלִיה֛וּא (’ĕ·lî·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 453: Elihu -- 'He is (my) God', five Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Tohu, תֹּ֥חוּ (tō·ḥū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8459: Tohu -- an ancestor of Samuel the son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zuph, צ֖וּף (ṣūp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6689: Zuph -- ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel an Ephraimite. אֶפְרָתִֽי׃ (’ep̄·rā·ṯî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 673: Ephraimite -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of Ephrath |