Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 5:5–6

⁵I rose up to open for my beloved.

My hands dripped with myrrh,

my fingers with flowing myrrh

on the handles of the bolt.

⁶I opened for my beloved,

but he had turned and gone.

My heart sank at his departure.

I sought him but did not find him.

I called, but he did not answer.

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Song of Solomon 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
rose up	קַ֥מְתִּֽי	qam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to open	לִפְתֹּ֣חַ	lip̄·tō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6605 open
for my beloved	לְדוֹדִ֑י	lə·ḏō·w·ḏî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
My hands	וְיָדַ֣י	wə·yā·ḏay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
dripped	נָֽטְפוּ־	nā·ṭə·p̄ū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5197 drop, drip
with myrrh	מ֗וֹר	mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4753 myrrh
my fingers	וְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙	wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H676 finger
with flowing	עֹבֵ֔ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
myrrh	מ֣וֹר	mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4753 myrrh
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the handles	כַּפּ֥וֹת	kap·pō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of the bolt	הַמַּנְעֽוּל׃	ham·man·‘ūl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4514 bolt

Song of Solomon 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
opened	פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽי	pā·ṯaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6605 open
for my beloved	לְדוֹדִ֔י	lə·ḏō·w·ḏî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
but	וְדוֹדִ֖י	wə·ḏō·w·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
had turned	חָמַ֣ק	ḥā·maq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2559 turn away
and gone	עָבָ֑ר	‘ā·ḇār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
My heart	נַפְשִׁי֙	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
sank	יָֽצְאָ֣ה	yā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
at his departure	בְדַבְּר֔וֹ	ḇə·ḏab·bə·rōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
I sought him	בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙	biq·qaš·tî·hū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
but did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find him	מְצָאתִ֔יהוּ	mə·ṣā·ṯî·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
I called	קְרָאתִ֖יו	qə·rā·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
but he did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer	עָנָֽנִי׃	‘ā·nā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 5:5 Song of Solomon 5:13 · Ephesians 3:17

Song of Solomon 5:6 Song of Solomon 5:2 · Hosea 5:15 · Revelation 3:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.