Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 6:6
6Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
coming up from the washing;
each has its twin,
and not one of them is lost.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your teeth | שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ | šin·na·yiḵ | Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| are like a flock | כְּעֵ֣דֶר | kə·‘ê·ḏer | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5739 flock, herd |
| of sheep | הָֽרְחֵלִ֔ים | hā·rə·ḥê·lîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H7353 ewe |
| coming up | שֶׁעָל֖וּ | še·‘ā·lū | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the washing | הָרַחְצָ֑ה | hā·raḥ·ṣāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7367 id. |
| each | שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ | šek·kul·lām | Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| has its twin | מַתְאִימ֔וֹת | maṯ·’î·mō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural | H8382 be double |
| and not one | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| of them | בָּהֶֽם׃ | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| lost | וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה | wə·šak·ku·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.