{
"verseID": "Song of Songs.8.6",
"source": "שִׂימֵ֨נִי כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם עַל־לִבֶּ֗ךָ כַּֽחוֹתָם֙ עַל־זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־עַזָּ֤ה כַמָּ֙וֶת֙ אַהֲבָ֔ה קָשָׁ֥ה כִשְׁא֖וֹל קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃",
"text": "*śîmēnî* like-the-*ḥôtām* upon-*libbeḵā* like-the-*ḥôtām* upon-*zĕrôʿeḵā* for-*ʿazzâ* like-the-*māwet* *ʾahăbâ* *qāšâ* like-*šĕʾôl* *qinʾâ* *rĕšāpêhā* *rišpê* *ʾēš* *šalhebetyâ*",
"grammar": {
"*śîmēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - place me/set me",
"*ḥôtām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the seal",
"*libbeḵā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart",
"*ḥôtām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the seal",
"*zĕrôʿeḵā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your arm",
"*ʿazzâ*": "adjective feminine singular - strong",
"*māwet*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the death",
"*ʾahăbâ*": "feminine singular noun - love",
"*qāšâ*": "adjective feminine singular - hard/cruel/severe",
"*šĕʾôl*": "proper noun - Sheol/grave/underworld",
"*qinʾâ*": "feminine singular noun - jealousy",
"*rĕšāpêhā*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its flames",
"*rišpê*": "construct masculine plural noun - flames of",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire",
"*šalhebetyâ*": "feminine singular noun - flame of Yah/intense flame"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥôtām*": "seal/signet ring",
"*ʿazzâ*": "strong/fierce/intense",
"*qāšâ*": "hard/cruel/severe/unyielding",
"*šĕʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead",
"*qinʾâ*": "jealousy/zeal/passion",
"*rĕšāpêhā*": "its flames/its sparks/its burning coals",
"*šalhebetyâ*": "flame of Yah/divine flame/most intense flame"
}
}