Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 3:1–4

¹On my bed at night

I sought the one I love;

I sought him,

but did not find him.

²I will arise now and go about the city,

through the streets and squares.

I will seek the one I love.

So I sought him but did not find him.

³I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city:

“Have you seen the one I love?”

⁴I had just passed them when I found the one I love.

I held him and would not let go

until I had brought him to my mother’s house,

to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

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Song of Solomon 3:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my bed	מִשְׁכָּבִי֙	miš·kā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
at night	בַּלֵּיל֔וֹת	bal·lê·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3915 twist, night, adversity
I sought	בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי	biq·qaš·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1245 seek
the one	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
I	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
love	שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה	še·’ā·hă·ḇāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love
I sought him	בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו	biq·qaš·tîw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
but did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find him	מְצָאתִֽיו׃	mə·ṣā·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

Song of Solomon 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will arise	אָק֨וּמָה	’ā·qū·māh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
now	נָּ֜א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
and go about	וַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣ה	wa·’ă·sō·wḇ·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the city	בָעִ֗יר	ḇā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
through the streets	בַּשְּׁוָקִים֙	baš·šə·wā·qîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7784 street
and squares	וּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹת	ū·ḇā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza
I will seek	אֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה	’ă·ḇaq·šāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1245 seek
the one	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
I	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
love	שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה	še·’ā·hă·ḇāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love
So I sought him	בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו	biq·qaš·tîw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
but did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find him	מְצָאתִֽיו׃	mə·ṣā·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

Song of Solomon 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I encountered	מְצָא֙וּנִי֙	mə·ṣā·’ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
the watchmen	הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים	haš·šō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
on their rounds	הַסֹּבְבִ֖ים	has·sō·ḇə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
of the city	בָּעִ֑יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
Have you seen	רְאִיתֶֽם׃	rə·’î·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
I	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
love	שֶׁאָהֲבָ֥ה	še·’ā·hă·ḇāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love

Song of Solomon 3:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I had just	כִּמְעַט֙	kim·‘aṭ	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
passed	שֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּי	še·‘ā·ḇar·tî	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
them	מֵהֶ֔ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
when	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I found	שֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִי	šem·mā·ṣā·ṯî	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
the one	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
I	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
love	שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה	še·’ā·hă·ḇāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love
I held him	אֲחַזְתִּיו֙	’ă·ḥaz·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
and would not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let go	אַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ	’ar·pen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I had brought him	שֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙	še·hă·ḇê·ṯîw	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my mother’s	אִמִּ֔י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the chamber	חֶ֖דֶר	ḥe·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2315 chamber, room
of the one who conceived me	הוֹרָתִֽי׃	hō·w·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant