Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4:1
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.