Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8:3–5

³His left hand is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me.

⁴O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until the time is right.

⁵Who is this coming up from the wilderness,

leaning on her beloved?

I roused you under the apple tree;

there your mother conceived you;

there she travailed and brought you forth.

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Song of Solomon 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His left hand	שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙	śə·mō·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8040 the left
is under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my head	רֹאשִׁ֔י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
and his right arm	וִֽימִינ֖וֹ	wî·mî·nōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
embraces me	תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃	tə·ḥab·bə·qê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H2263 clasp, embrace

Song of Solomon 8:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
I adjure	הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי	hiš·ba‘·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H7650 swear
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
Do not arouse	תָּעִ֧ירוּ׀	tā·‘î·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
or awaken	תְּעֹֽרְר֛וּ	tə·‘ō·rə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
love	הָאַהֲבָ֖ה	hā·’a·hă·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H160 love
until	עַ֥ד	‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the time is right	שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ס	šet·teḥ·pāṣ	Verb	H2654 delight in

Song of Solomon 8:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is this	זֹ֗את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
coming up	עֹלָה֙	‘ō·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	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 wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
leaning	מִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶת	miṯ·rap·pe·qeṯ	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular	H7514 support oneself, lean
on her	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
beloved	דּוֹדָ֑הּ	dō·w·ḏāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1730 beloved, love
I roused you	עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָ	‘ō·w·rar·tî·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
under	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the apple tree	הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙	hat·tap·pū·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8598 apple-tree, apple
there	שָׁ֚מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
your mother	אִמֶּ֔ךָ	’im·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
conceived you	חִבְּלַ֣תְךָ	ḥib·bə·laṯ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
there	שָׁ֖מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
she travailed	חִבְּלָ֥ה	ḥib·bə·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
and brought you forth	יְלָדַֽתְךָ׃	yə·lā·ḏaṯ·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

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Song of Solomon 8:3 Song of Solomon 2:6

Song of Solomon 8:4 Song of Solomon 2:7 · Song of Solomon 3:5

Song of Solomon 8:5 Song of Solomon 3:6 · Isaiah 40:3 · Song of Solomon 2:3 · Psalm 63:8 · Micah 3:11 · Song of Solomon 6:10 · Song of Solomon 3:4 · Isaiah 26:3–4

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