Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 2:17

¹⁷Before the day breaks and shadows flee,

turn, my beloved,

and be like a gazelle

or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.^d

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	עַ֤ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the day	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
breaks	שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙	še·yā·p̄ū·aḥ	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6315 breathe, blow
and shadows	הַצְּלָלִ֑ים	haṣ·ṣə·lā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6752 shade
flee	וְנָ֖סוּ	wə·nā·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
turn	סֹב֩	sōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
my beloved	דוֹדִ֜י	ḏō·w·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
and be like	דְּמֵה־	də·mêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
a gazelle	לִצְבִ֗י	liṣ·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6643 beauty, honour
or	א֛וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a young stag	לְעֹ֥פֶר	lə·‘ō·p̄er	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6082 young hart, stag
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הָ֥רֵי	hā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Bether	בָֽתֶר׃ס	ḇā·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular	H1336 part, piece

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.