Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7:7–8

⁷Your stature is like a palm tree;

your breasts are clusters of fruit.

⁸I said, “I will climb the palm tree;

I will take hold of its fruit.”

May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

the fragrance of your breath like apples,

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Song of Solomon 7:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your stature	קֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙	qō·w·mā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6967 height
is like	דָּֽמְתָ֣ה	dā·mə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
a palm tree	לְתָמָ֔ר	lə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm
your breasts	וְשָׁדַ֖יִךְ	wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
are clusters of fruit	לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃	lə·’aš·kō·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H811 cluster

Song of Solomon 7:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I said	אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I will climb	אֶעֱלֶ֣ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the palm tree	בְתָמָ֔ר	ḇə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm
I will take hold	אֹֽחֲזָ֖ה	’ō·ḥă·zāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
of its fruit	בְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יו	bə·san·sin·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5577 twig
May your breasts	שָׁדַ֙יִךְ֙	šā·ḏa·yiḵ	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
be	וְיִֽהְיוּ־	wə·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like clusters	כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹת	kə·’eš·kə·lō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H811 cluster
of the vine	הַגֶּ֔פֶן	hag·ge·p̄en	Article; Noun - common singular	H1612 vine
the fragrance	וְרֵ֥יחַ	wə·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
of your breath	אַפֵּ֖ךְ	’ap·pêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
like apples	כַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃	kat·tap·pū·ḥîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8598 apple-tree, apple

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Song of Solomon 7:7 Song of Solomon 4:5 · Song of Solomon 1:13 · Psalm 92:12 · Ephesians 3:17 · Ephesians 4:13 · Isaiah 66:10

Song of Solomon 7:8 John 14:21–23 · 2 Corinthians 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.