Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 5:2

²I sleep, but my heart is awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking:

“Open to me, my sister, my darling,

my dove, my flawless one.

My head is drenched with dew,

my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
sleep	יְשֵׁנָ֖ה	yə·šê·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3463 sleeping
but my heart	וְלִבִּ֣י	wə·lib·bî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is awake	עֵ֑ר	‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
A sound	ק֣וֹל׀	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
My beloved	דּוֹדִ֣י	dō·w·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
is knocking	דוֹפֵ֗ק	ḏō·w·p̄êq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1849 beat, knock
Open	פִּתְחִי־	piṯ·ḥî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6605 open
to me	לִ֞י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
my sister	אֲחֹתִ֤י	’ă·ḥō·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H269 sister
my darling	רַעְיָתִי֙	ra‘·yā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7474 companion
my dove	יוֹנָתִ֣י	yō·w·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3123 dove
my flawless one	תַמָּתִ֔י	ṯam·mā·ṯî	Adjective - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8535 complete
My head	שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙	šer·rō·šî	Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
is drenched	נִמְלָא־	nim·lā-	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
with dew	טָ֔ל	ṭāl	Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
my hair	קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖י	qəw·wuṣ·ṣō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6977 forelock
with the dampness	רְסִ֥יסֵי	rə·sî·sê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7447 drop
of the night	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

Cross-references

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

Revelation 3:20 · Song of Solomon 2:14 · Song of Solomon 6:9 · Zechariah 4:1 · Psalm 119:1

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