Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 6:5

⁵Turn your eyes away from me,

for they have overcome me.

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down from Gilead.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Turn your eyes	עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙	‘ê·na·yiḵ	Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
away	הָסֵ֤בִּי	hā·sêb·bî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
from me	מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י	min·neḡ·dî	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
for they	שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם	še·hêm	Pronoun - relative; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have overcome me	הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי	hir·hî·ḇu·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7292 act stormily, boisterously, arrogantly
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
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Gilead	הַגִּלְעָֽד׃	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad

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