1 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.1",
"source": "הִנָּ֨ךְ יָפָ֤ה רַעְיָתִי֙ הִנָּ֣ךְ יָפָ֔ה עֵינַ֣יִךְ יוֹנִ֔ים מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מֵהַ֥ר גִּלְעָֽד׃",
"text": "*hinnāḵ* *yāp̄āh* *raʿyāṯî* *hinnāḵ* *yāp̄āh* *ʿênaîḵ* *yônîm* from-behind *lᵊṣammāṯēḵ* *śaʿrēḵ* like-*ʿēḏer* *hāʿizzîm* that-*gālšû* from-*har* *gilʿāḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnāḵ*": "particle with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - behold you",
"*yāp̄āh*": "adjective, feminine singular - beautiful/fair",
"*raʿyāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my companion/love/friend",
"*ʿênaîḵ*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*yônîm*": "noun, feminine plural - doves",
"*lᵊṣammāṯēḵ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - to/for your veil",
"*śaʿrēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your hair",
"*ʿēḏer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flock of",
"*hāʿizzîm*": "definite article with noun, feminine plural - the goats",
"*gālšû*": "verb, 3rd person common plural, Qal perfect - they appear/move down/descend",
"*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of",
"*gilʿāḏ*": "proper noun - Gilead"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnāḵ*": "behold you/look at you",
"*yāp̄āh*": "beautiful/fair/lovely",
"*raʿyāṯî*": "my companion/my love/my friend/my darling",
"*yônîm*": "doves/pigeons",
"*lᵊṣammāṯēḵ*": "your veil/your locks/your hair",
"*gālšû*": "appear/move down/descend/stream down"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.2",
"source": "שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן־הָרַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*šinnáyiḵ* like-*ʿēḏer* *haqqᵊṣûḇôṯ* that-*ʿālû* from-*hāraḥṣāh* that-*kullām* *maṯʾîmôṯ* and-bereaved *ʾên* among-them",
"grammar": {
"*šinnáyiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your teeth",
"*ʿēḏer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flock of",
"*haqqᵊṣûḇôṯ*": "definite article with noun, feminine plural - the shorn/cut ones",
"*ʿālû*": "verb, 3rd person common plural, Qal perfect - they came up/ascended",
"*hāraḥṣāh*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - the washing place",
"*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*maṯʾîmôṯ*": "verb, feminine plural participle, Hiphil - bearing twins/matched/paired",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not"
},
"variants": {
"*haqqᵊṣûḇôṯ*": "the shorn ones/the cut ones/the newly shorn sheep",
"*hāraḥṣāh*": "the washing place/the washing/the bath",
"*maṯʾîmôṯ*": "bearing twins/matched/paired/identical"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.3",
"source": "כְּח֤וּט הַשָּׁנִי֙ שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ נָאוֶ֑ה כְּפֶ֤לַח הָֽרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃",
"text": "like-*ḥûṭ* *haššānî* *śip̄ṯōṯáyiḵ* and-*miḏbārēḵ* *nāweh* like-*p̄elaḥ* *hārimmôn* *raqqāṯēḵ* from-behind *lᵊṣammāṯēḵ*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥûṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - thread of",
"*haššānî*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the scarlet/crimson",
"*śip̄ṯōṯáyiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your lips",
"*miḏbārēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your speech/mouth",
"*nāweh*": "adjective, masculine singular - beautiful/comely/lovely",
"*p̄elaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - slice/section of",
"*hārimmôn*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the pomegranate",
"*raqqāṯēḵ*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your temple",
"*lᵊṣammāṯēḵ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - to/for your veil/locks"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥûṭ*": "thread/cord/string",
"*haššānî*": "the scarlet/the crimson/the red",
"*miḏbārēḵ*": "your speech/your mouth/your words",
"*nāweh*": "beautiful/comely/lovely/pleasant",
"*p̄elaḥ*": "slice/section/piece",
"*raqqāṯēḵ*": "your temple/your cheek"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.4",
"source": "כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ בָּנ֖וּי לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת אֶ֤לֶף הַמָּגֵן֙ תָּל֣וּי עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל שִׁלְטֵ֥י הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃",
"text": "like-*migdal* *dāwiḏ* *ṣawwārēḵ* *bānûy* for-*talpiyyôṯ* *ʾelep̄* *hammāgēn* *tālûy* upon-it all *šilṭê* *haggibôrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*migdal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tower of",
"*dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David",
"*ṣawwārēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your neck",
"*bānûy*": "verb, passive participle, masculine singular, Qal - built",
"*talpiyyôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - weapons/armory/projections",
"*ʾelep̄*": "number, masculine singular - thousand",
"*hammāgēn*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the shield",
"*tālûy*": "verb, passive participle, masculine singular, Qal - hung",
"*šilṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - shields of",
"*haggibôrîm*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - the mighty men/warriors"
},
"variants": {
"*talpiyyôṯ*": "weapons/armory/projections/defensive purposes",
"*šilṭê*": "shields/weapons/equipment"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.5",
"source": "שְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְ כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים תְּאוֹמֵ֣י צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃",
"text": "*šᵊnê* *šāḏáyiḵ* like-*šᵊnê* *ʿŏp̄ārîm* *tᵊʾômê* *ṣᵊbiyyāh* *hārôʿîm* among-*baššôšannîm*",
"grammar": {
"*šᵊnê*": "number, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*šāḏáyiḵ*": "noun, masculine dual with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your breasts",
"*ʿŏp̄ārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - fawns/young deer",
"*tᵊʾômê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - twins of",
"*ṣᵊbiyyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - gazelle/doe",
"*hārôʿîm*": "definite article with verb, masculine plural participle, Qal - the feeding/grazing",
"*baššôšannîm*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine plural - among the lilies"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿŏp̄ārîm*": "fawns/young deer/baby deer",
"*ṣᵊbiyyāh*": "gazelle/doe/roe",
"*baššôšannîm*": "lilies/lotuses/roses"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.6",
"source": "עַ֤ד שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְנָ֖סוּ הַצְּלָלִ֑ים אֵ֤לֶךְ לִי֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר הַמּ֔וֹר וְאֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃",
"text": "*ʿaḏ* that-*yāp̄ûaḥ* *hayyôm* and-*nāsû* *haṣṣᵊlālîm* *ʾēleḵ* to-me to-*har* *hammôr* and-to-*giḇᵊʿaṯ* *hallᵊḇônāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until",
"*yāp̄ûaḥ*": "verb, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal imperfect - it breathes/blows/cools",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*nāsû*": "verb, 3rd person common plural, Qal perfect - they flee/vanish",
"*haṣṣᵊlālîm*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - the shadows",
"*ʾēleḵ*": "verb, 1st person singular, Qal imperfect - I will go",
"*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of",
"*hammôr*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the myrrh",
"*giḇᵊʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hill of",
"*hallᵊḇônāh*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - the frankincense"
},
"variants": {
"*yāp̄ûaḥ*": "breathes/blows/cools/grows cool",
"*nāsû*": "flee/vanish/disappear"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.4.7",
"source": "כֻּלָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י וּמ֖וּם אֵ֥ין בָּֽךְ׃ ס",
"text": "*kullāḵ* *yāp̄āh* *raʿyāṯî* and-*mûm* *ʾên* in-you",
"grammar": {
"*kullāḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - all of you",
"*yāp̄āh*": "adjective, feminine singular - beautiful/fair",
"*raʿyāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my companion/love/friend",
"*mûm*": "noun, masculine singular - blemish/defect",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not"
},
"variants": {
"*yāp̄āh*": "beautiful/fair/lovely",
"*raʿyāṯî*": "my companion/my love/my friend/my darling",
"*mûm*": "blemish/defect/spot/fault"
}
}