Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8:1

¹O that you were to me like a brother

who nursed at my mother’s breasts!

If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you,

and no one would despise me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
that	יִתֶּנְךָ֙	yit·ten·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
like a brother	כְּאָ֣ח	kə·’āḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
who nursed	יוֹנֵ֖ק	yō·w·nêq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3243 suck
at my mother’s	אִמִּ֑י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
breasts	שְׁדֵ֣י	šə·ḏê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
If I found you	אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤	’em·ṣā·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
outdoors	בַחוּץ֙	ḇa·ḥūṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
I would kiss you	אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔	ʾɛ·šå̄·qə·ḵå̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5401 kiss
and	גַּ֖ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
no one	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
would despise	יָב֥וּזוּ	yā·ḇū·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H936 despise
me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.