Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8:6–7

6Set me as a seal over your heart,

as a seal upon your arm.

For love is as strong as death,

its jealousya as unrelenting as Sheol.

Its sparks are fiery flames,

the fiercest blaze of all.

7Mighty waters cannot quench love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,

his offer would be utterly scorned.

Footnotes

  • a 8:6 Or passion

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Song of Solomon 8:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Set meשִׂימֵ֨נִיśî·mê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH7760 put, place, set
as a sealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םḵa·ḥō·w·ṯāmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2368 seal, signet-ring
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your heartלִבֶּ֗ךָlib·be·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
as a sealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka·ḥō·w·ṯāmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2368 seal, signet-ring
uponעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your armזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָzə·rō·w·‘e·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2220 arm, shoulder, strength
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
loveאַהֲבָ֔ה’a·hă·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH160 love
is as strongעַזָּ֤ה‘az·zāhAdjective - feminine singularH5794 strong, mighty, fierce
as deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙ḵam·mā·weṯPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4194 death
its jealousyקִנְאָ֑הqin·’āhNoun - feminine singularH7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
as unrelentingקָשָׁ֥הqā·šāhAdjective - feminine singularH7186 hard, severe
as Sheolכִשְׁא֖וֹלḵiš·’ō·wlPreposition-k; Noun - common singularH7585 underworld
Its sparksרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָrə·šā·p̄e·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH7565 flame, fire-bolt
are fieryאֵ֖שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
flamesרִשְׁפֵּ֕יriš·pêNoun - masculine plural constructH7565 flame, fire-bolt
the fiercest blaze of allשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃šal·he·ḇeṯ·yāhNoun - feminine singularH7957 flame

Song of Solomon 8:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Mightyרַבִּ֗יםrab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
watersמַ֣יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
cannotלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתlə·ḵab·bō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הhā·’a·hă·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH160 love
riversוּנְהָר֖וֹתū·nə·hā·rō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH5104 stream, river
cannotלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
sweep it awayיִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָyiš·ṭə·p̄ū·hāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singularH7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
a manאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
were to giveיִתֵּ֨ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the wealthה֤וֹןhō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH1952 wealth, sufficiency
of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
for loveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הbā·’a·hă·ḇāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH160 love
would be utterly scornedבּ֖וֹזbō·wzVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH936 despise

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 8:6 Revelation 12:11 · Isaiah 49:16 · Philippians 1:20–23 · Haggai 2:23 · John 21:15–19 · Numbers 5:14 · Jeremiah 22:24 · Song of Solomon 5:8 · Proverbs 6:34 · 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 · Psalm 84:2 · Deuteronomy 32:21

Song of Solomon 8:7 Proverbs 6:35 · Proverbs 6:31 · Romans 13:8–10 · Isaiah 43:2 · Matthew 7:24–25 · Romans 8:28–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.