And Elkanah
'Elqanah (el-kaw-naw')
God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of several Israelites -- Elkanah.
went
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to Ramah
Ramah (raw-maw')
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah.
to his house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
And the child
na`ar (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
did
hayah (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
minister
sharath (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
unto the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
before
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Eli
`Eliy (ay-lee')
lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli.
the priest
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
