The Meaning of 1 Samuel 2:2 Explained

1 Samuel 2:2

KJV: There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

YLT: There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

Darby: There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.

ASV: There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[There is] none holy  as the LORD:  for [there is] none beside  thee: neither [is there] any rock  like our God. 

What does 1 Samuel 2:2 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 2:1-11 - The God Of The Lowly
Hannah's song was to inspire David, the Virgin-Mother, and countless others to sing hymns of praise. So the song of a bird will set the whole woodland ringing with the minstrelsy of a feathered chorus. We, too, shall sing someday! God will turn the waters of our tears, which fill the jars to their brim, into the wine of joy. You, also, my friend, shall someday take your harp from the willows and get from it music which will go through the world to stir men's sad hearts.
How full of the Lord the song is! The overflowing heart ascribes its rapture to the Rock of Ages. He saves; He is holy; He knows; He weighs; He kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and up; He will vindicate our trust. We do not prevail by strength, but by yielding ourselves into His hands. God answers our prayers thoroughly. The gifts that come from above are good and perfect. Bereaved mother, your little child is yours still, though hidden from your eyes! Try to think of your beloved one as ministering to the Lord in the eternal temple! [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 2

1  Hannah's song in thankfulness
12  The sin of Eli's sons
18  Samuel's ministry
20  by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful
22  Eli reproves his sons
27  A prophecy against Eli's house

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 2:2 mean?

No one is holy like Yahweh for [there is] none besides You and [there is] no rock like our God
אֵין־ קָד֥וֹשׁ כַּיהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֥ין צ֖וּר כֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ

אֵין־  No  one 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
קָד֥וֹשׁ  is  holy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
כַּיהוָ֖ה  like  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-k, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵ֣ין  [there  is]  none 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָ  besides  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: בִּלְתִּי  
Sense: not, except adv.
וְאֵ֥ין  and  [there  is]  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
צ֖וּר  rock 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צוּר 
Sense: rock, cliff.
כֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ  like  our  God 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).