Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 2:9
9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look, he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My beloved | דוֹדִי֙ | ḏō·w·ḏî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1730 beloved, love |
| is like | דּוֹמֶ֤ה | dō·w·meh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1819 be like, resemble |
| a gazelle | לִצְבִ֔י | liṣ·ḇî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H6643 beauty, honour |
| or | א֖וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| a young | לְעֹ֣פֶר | lə·‘ō·p̄er | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6082 young hart, stag |
| stag | הָֽאַיָּלִ֑ים | hā·’ay·yā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H354 hart, stag, deer |
| Look | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| he | זֶ֤ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| stands | עוֹמֵד֙ | ‘ō·w·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| behind | אַחַ֣ר | ’a·ḥar | Preposition | H310 behind |
| our wall | כָּתְלֵ֔נוּ | kā·ṯə·lê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3796 wall |
| gazing | מַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙ | maš·gî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7688 gaze |
| through | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the windows | הַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹת | ha·ḥăl·lō·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - common plural | H2474 window |
| peering | מֵצִ֖יץ | mê·ṣîṣ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6692 blossom |
| through | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the lattice | הַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃ | ha·ḥă·rak·kîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2762 net, lattice |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.