Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 4:1–3

¹How beautiful you are, my darling—

how very beautiful!

Your eyes are like doves

behind your veil.

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down Mount Gilead.

²Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep

coming up from the washing;

each has its twin,

and not one of them is lost.

³Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon,

and your mouth is lovely.

Your brow behind your veil

is like a slice of pomegranate.

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Song of Solomon 4:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	הִנָּ֨ךְ	hin·nāḵ	Interjection; second person feminine singular	H2005 lo! behold
beautiful	יָפָ֤ה	yā·p̄āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
my darling	רַעְיָתִי֙	ra‘·yā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7474 companion
how	הִנָּ֣ךְ	hin·nāḵ	Interjection; second person feminine singular	H2005 lo! behold
very beautiful	יָפָ֔ה	yā·p̄āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
Your eyes	עֵינַ֣יִךְ	‘ê·na·yiḵ	Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
are	יוֹנִ֔ים	yō·w·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H3123 dove
behind	מִבַּ֖עַד	mib·ba·‘aḏ	Preposition-m	H1157 separation
your veil	לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ	lə·ṣam·mā·ṯêḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6777 woman's veil
Your hair	שַׂעְרֵךְ֙	śa‘·rêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8181 hair
is like a flock	כְּעֵ֣דֶר	kə·‘ê·ḏer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5739 flock, herd
of goats	הָֽעִזִּ֔ים	hā·‘iz·zîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat
streaming down	שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ	šeg·gā·lə·šū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1570 sit, sit up
Mount	מֵהַ֥ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Gilead	גִּלְעָֽד׃	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad

Song of Solomon 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your teeth	שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙	šin·na·yiḵ	Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
are like a flock	כְּעֵ֣דֶר	kə·‘ê·ḏer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5739 flock, herd
of newly shorn sheep	הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת	haq·qə·ṣū·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H7094 cut off, shear (?)
coming up	שֶׁעָל֖וּ	še·‘ā·lū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the washing	הָרַחְצָ֑ה	hā·raḥ·ṣāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7367 id.
each	שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙	šek·kul·lām	Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
has its twin	מַתְאִימ֔וֹת	maṯ·’î·mō·wṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural	H8382 be double
and not one	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
of them	בָּהֶֽם׃	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
lost	וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה	wə·šak·ku·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring

Song of Solomon 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your lips	שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ	śip̄·ṯō·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
are like a scarlet	הַשָּׁנִי֙	haš·šā·nî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8144 scarlet
ribbon	כְּח֤וּט	kə·ḥūṭ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2339 thread, cord, line
and your mouth	וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ	ū·miḏ·bā·rêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H4057 mouth
is lovely	נָאוֶ֑ה	nā·weh	Adjective - masculine singular	H5000 comely, seemly
Your brow	רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ	raq·qā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7541 the temple
behind	מִבַּ֖עַד	mib·ba·‘aḏ	Preposition-m	H1157 separation
your veil	לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃	lə·ṣam·mā·ṯêḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6777 woman's veil
is like a slice	כְּפֶ֤לַח	kə·p̄e·laḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6400 cleavage, mill-stone
of pomegranate	הָֽרִמּוֹן֙	hā·rim·mō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7416 pomegranate

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 4:1 Song of Solomon 1:15 · Song of Solomon 6:5 · Song of Solomon 6:7 · Micah 7:14 · Song of Solomon 2:14 · Song of Solomon 4:9–10 · Song of Solomon 7:5

Song of Solomon 4:2 Song of Solomon 6:6

Song of Solomon 4:3 Song of Solomon 6:7 · Joshua 2:18 · Song of Solomon 5:16

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