Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 1:7–8

⁷Tell me, O one I love,

where do you pasture your sheep?

Where do you rest them at midday?

Why should I be like a veiled woman

beside the flocks of your companions?

⁸If you do not know, O fairest of women,

follow the tracks of the flock,

and graze your young goats

near the tents of the shepherds.

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Song of Solomon 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell me	הַגִּ֣ידָה	hag·gî·ḏāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
O one	לִּ֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	נַפְשִׁ֔י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
love	שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙	še·’ā·hă·ḇāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love
where	אֵיכָ֣ה	’ê·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
do you pasture your sheep	תִרְעֶ֔ה	ṯir·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
Where	אֵיכָ֖ה	’ê·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
do you rest them	תַּרְבִּ֣יץ	tar·bîṣ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
at midday	בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם	baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
Why	שַׁלָּמָ֤ה	šal·lā·māh	Pr; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should I be	אֶֽהְיֶה֙	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a veiled woman	כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה	kə·‘ō·ṭə·yāh	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself
beside	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the flocks	עֶדְרֵ֥י	‘eḏ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5739 flock, herd
of your companions	חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃	ḥă·ḇê·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2270 united, associate, companion

Song of Solomon 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	תֵדְעִי֙	ṯê·ḏə·‘î	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3045 know
O fairest	הַיָּפָ֖ה	hay·yā·p̄āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
of women	בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים	ban·nā·šîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
follow	צְֽאִי־	ṣə·’î-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
the tracks	בְּעִקְבֵ֣י	bə·‘iq·ḇê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart
of the flock	הַצֹּ֗אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and graze	וּרְעִי֙	ū·rə·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
your young goats	גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ	gə·ḏî·yō·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1429 kids
near	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the tents	מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת	miš·kə·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
of the shepherds	הָרֹעִֽים׃ס	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 1:7 Song of Solomon 3:1–4 · Isaiah 13:20 · Psalm 23:1–2 · Psalm 28:1 · Genesis 37:16

Song of Solomon 1:8 Song of Solomon 6:1 · Song of Solomon 5:9 · James 2:21 · Hebrews 11:4–40 · James 5:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.