Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8:6

⁶Set me as a seal over your heart,

as a seal upon your arm.

For love is as strong as death,

its jealousy^a as unrelenting as Sheol.

Its sparks are fiery flames,

the fiercest blaze of all.

Footnotes

a 8:6 Or passion

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Set me	שִׂימֵ֨נִי	śî·mê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
as a seal	כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם	ḵa·ḥō·w·ṯām	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2368 seal, signet-ring
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your heart	לִבֶּ֗ךָ	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
as a seal	כַּֽחוֹתָם֙	ka·ḥō·w·ṯām	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2368 seal, signet-ring
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your arm	זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָ	zə·rō·w·‘e·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
love	אַהֲבָ֔ה	’a·hă·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H160 love
is as strong	עַזָּ֤ה	‘az·zāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
as death	כַמָּ֙וֶת֙	ḵam·mā·weṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
its jealousy	קִנְאָ֑ה	qin·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
as unrelenting	קָשָׁ֥ה	qā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7186 hard, severe
as Sheol	כִשְׁא֖וֹל	ḵiš·’ō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
Its sparks	רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ	rə·šā·p̄e·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7565 flame, fire-bolt
are fiery	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
flames	רִשְׁפֵּ֕י	riš·pê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7565 flame, fire-bolt
the fiercest blaze of all	שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃	šal·he·ḇeṯ·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7957 flame

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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