Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 4:16

¹⁶Awake, O north wind,

and come, O south wind.

Breathe on my garden

and spread the fragrance of its spices.

Let my beloved come into his garden

and taste its choicest fruits.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Awake	ע֤וּרִי	‘ū·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
O north wind	צָפוֹן֙	ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
and come	וּב֣וֹאִי	ū·ḇō·w·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
O south wind	תֵימָ֔ן	ṯê·mān	Noun - feminine singular	H8486 south, south wind
Breathe on	הָפִ֥יחִי	hā·p̄î·ḥî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H6315 breathe, blow
my garden	גַנִּ֖י	ḡan·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1588 enclosure, garden
and spread the fragrance	יִזְּל֣וּ	yiz·zə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
of its spices	בְשָׂמָ֑יו	ḇə·śā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
Let my beloved	דוֹדִי֙	ḏō·w·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
come	יָבֹ֤א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into his garden	לְגַנּ֔וֹ	lə·ḡan·nōw	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1588 enclosure, garden
and taste	וְיֹאכַ֖ל	wə·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
its choicest	מְגָדָֽיו׃	mə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4022 excellence
fruits	פְּרִ֥י	pə·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 6:2 · Song of Solomon 5:1 · 1 Peter 2:5 · Acts 2:1–2 · Song of Solomon 7:12–13 · Ezekiel 37:9 · Song of Solomon 4:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.