1 Samuel 1:6Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
The setting
Year after year at Shiloh, Peninnah deliberately taunts Hannah about her childlessness, especially during these sacred family times when Hannah's barrenness is most obvious.
The emotion here: anger at injustice while recording the cruelty objectively
The original word
ka'as (כַּעַס) — to provoke to anger, to deliberately irritate and vex
Why it matters
In ancient Israel, a woman's worth was measured by her children — Peninnah was attacking Hannah's very identity
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 1:6
This happened repeatedly 'year by year' — this was systematic emotional abuse, not a one-time argument
Common misconceptionThis looks like sibling rivalry, but Peninnah was systematically destroying Hannah's emotional health during their holiest family time.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 1:6
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 1:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 1:6 comes from the book of 1 Samuel, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rivalry, cruelty, suffering. Notable phrases: rival provoked her severely.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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