Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 2:11–12

¹¹For now the winter is past;

the rain is over and gone.

¹²The flowers have appeared in the countryside;

the season of singing^c has come,

and the cooing of turtledoves

is heard in our land.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
now	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the winter	הַסְּתָו	has·sə·ṯå̄w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5638 winter
is past	עָבָ֑ר	‘ā·ḇār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the rain	הַגֶּ֕שֶׁם	hag·ge·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
is over	חָלַ֖ף	ḥā·lap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
and gone	הָלַ֥ךְ	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The flowers	הַנִּצָּנִים֙	han·niṣ·ṣā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5339 id.
have appeared	נִרְא֣וּ	nir·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
in the countryside	בָאָ֔רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the season	עֵ֥ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of singing	הַזָּמִ֖יר	haz·zā·mîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2159 trimming, pruning
has come	הִגִּ֑יעַ	hig·gî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
and the cooing	וְק֥וֹל	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of turtledoves	הַתּ֖וֹר	hat·tō·wr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8449 turtle-dove
is heard	נִשְׁמַ֥ע	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
in our land	בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃	bə·’ar·ṣê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Song of Solomon 2:11 Isaiah 60:1–2 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Ephesians 5:8 · Isaiah 54:6–8

Song of Solomon 2:12 Isaiah 55:12 · Psalm 89:15 · Psalm 148:7–13 · Jeremiah 8:7 · Colossians 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.