Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 2:8
8Listen! My beloved approaches.
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| My beloved | דּוֹדִ֔י | dō·w·ḏî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1730 beloved, love |
| Look | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Here | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| he comes | בָּ֑א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| leaping | מְדַלֵּג֙ | mə·ḏal·lêḡ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1801 leap |
| across | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mountains | הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| bounding | מְקַפֵּ֖ץ | mə·qap·pêṣ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H7092 draw together, shut |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the hills | הַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ | hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1389 hill |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 10:27 · John 3:29 · Revelation 3:20 · Song of Solomon 2:17 · Isaiah 52:7 · Jeremiah 48:27 · Isaiah 40:3–4 · 2 Samuel 6:16 · Acts 3:8 · Isaiah 49:11–13 · John 10:4–5 · Isaiah 44:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.