Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 3:2
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.