1 Samuel 1:7as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Yahweh, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
The setting
Shiloh, Israel, ~1100 BC. Annual pilgrimage to the tabernacle. Hannah endures Peninnah's cruel taunts about her childlessness year after year at what should be a joyful religious festival.
The emotion here: recording a woman's breaking point with deep sympathy
The original word
ka'as (כַּעַס) — to provoke to anger, deliberately irritate and wound
Why it matters
Polygamous wives often competed viciously, as children determined inheritance and social status
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 1:7
This torture happened EVERY YEAR at the holiest time — Peninnah weaponized religious observance
Common misconceptionPeople think Hannah was just sad about not having children. She was being systematically emotionally abused by her husband's other wife, year after year, at religious festivals.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 1:7
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 1:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 1:7 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include chronic pain, despair, annual suffering. Notable phrases: she wept; did not eat.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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