Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 3:4

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.

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 8:17 · Matthew 7:7 · Song of Solomon 8:2 · Proverbs 4:13 · Song of Solomon 6:12 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Isaiah 45:19 · Jeremiah 29:13 · Lamentations 3:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.