1 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.1",
"source": "שׁ֤וּבִי שׁ֙וּבִי֙ הַשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית שׁ֥וּבִי שׁ֖וּבִי וְנֶחֱזֶה־בָּ֑ךְ מַֽה־תֶּחֱזוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית כִּמְחֹלַ֖ת הַֽמַּחֲנָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*šûbî* *šûbî* *haššûlammît* *šûbî* *šûbî* *wə-neḥĕzeh*-*bāk* *mah*-*teḥĕzû* *baššûlammît* *kimḥōlat* *hammaḥănāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*šûbî*": "imperative, feminine singular - return/turn",
"*haššûlammît*": "definite article + proper noun, feminine singular - the Shulammite",
"*wə-neḥĕzeh*": "conjunction + cohortative verb, 1st person plural - and let us gaze/look",
"*bāk*": "preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - at you",
"*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*teḥĕzû*": "imperfect, 2nd person plural - you see/gaze",
"*baššûlammît*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - in/at the Shulammite",
"*kimḥōlat*": "preposition + construct noun - like the dance of",
"*hammaḥănāyim*": "definite article + noun, dual form - the two camps/companies"
},
"variants": {
"*šûbî*": "return/turn/come back",
"*neḥĕzeh*": "gaze/look upon/behold",
"*teḥĕzû*": "see/gaze/behold",
"*haššûlammît*": "the Shulammite/woman from Shulem/perfect one",
"*kimḥōlat*": "like the dance of/as the dancing of",
"*hammaḥănāyim*": "the two camps/the two armies/Mahanaim (place name)"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.2",
"source": "מַה־יָּפ֧וּ פְעָמַ֛יִךְ בַּנְּעָלִ֖ים בַּת־נָדִ֑יב חַמּוּקֵ֣י יְרֵכַ֔יִךְ כְּמ֣וֹ חֲלָאִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י אָמָּֽן׃",
"text": "*mah*-*yāpû* *pəʿāmayik* *bannəʿālîm* *bat*-*nādîb* *ḥammûqê* *yərēkayik* *kəmô* *ḥălāʾîm* *maʿăśêh* *yədê* *ʾāmmān*",
"grammar": {
"*mah*-*yāpû*": "interrogative + perfect verb, 3rd plural - how beautiful are",
"*pəʿāmayik*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix, dual form - your steps/feet",
"*bannəʿālîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, plural - in the sandals",
"*bat*-*nādîb*": "construct phrase - daughter of noble/prince",
"*ḥammûqê*": "construct noun, plural - curves/roundings of",
"*yərēkayik*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix, dual form - your thighs",
"*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥălāʾîm*": "noun, plural - ornaments/jewels",
"*maʿăśêh*": "construct noun - work of",
"*yədê*": "construct noun, dual form - hands of",
"*ʾāmmān*": "noun - craftsman/artist"
},
"variants": {
"*yāpû*": "are beautiful/are fair/are lovely",
"*pəʿāmayik*": "your steps/your feet/your footsteps",
"*bat*-*nādîb*": "daughter of noble/princess/noble daughter",
"*ḥammûqê*": "curves/joinings/roundings",
"*ḥălāʾîm*": "ornaments/jewels/necklaces",
"*ʾāmmān*": "craftsman/artist/skilled workman"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.3",
"source": "שָׁרְרֵךְ֙ אַגַּ֣ן הַסַּ֔הַר אַל־יֶחְסַ֖ר הַמָּ֑זֶג בִּטְנֵךְ֙ עֲרֵמַ֣ת חִטִּ֔ים סוּגָ֖ה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃",
"text": "*šārərēk* *ʾaggan* *hassahar* *ʾal*-*yeḥsar* *hammāzeg* *biṭnēk* *ʿărêmat* *ḥiṭṭîm* *sûgāh* *baššôšannîm*",
"grammar": {
"*šārərēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your navel",
"*ʾaggan*": "construct noun - basin/bowl of",
"*hassahar*": "definite article + noun - the roundness/moon",
"*ʾal*-*yeḥsar*": "negative particle + jussive verb, 3rd masculine singular - let not lack",
"*hammāzeg*": "definite article + noun - the mixed wine",
"*biṭnēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your belly/abdomen",
"*ʿărêmat*": "construct noun - heap of",
"*ḥiṭṭîm*": "noun, plural - wheat",
"*sûgāh*": "passive participle, feminine singular - enclosed/surrounded",
"*baššôšannîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, plural - with the lilies"
},
"variants": {
"*šārərēk*": "your navel/your belly/your waist",
"*ʾaggan*": "basin/bowl/goblet",
"*hassahar*": "the roundness/the moon/crescent shape",
"*yeḥsar*": "lack/be wanting/be missing",
"*hammāzeg*": "the mixed wine/the mixture/the blended drink",
"*biṭnēk*": "your belly/your abdomen/your body",
"*ʿărêmat*": "heap/pile/mound",
"*sûgāh*": "enclosed/surrounded/hedged about",
"*baššôšannîm*": "with the lilies/among the lilies/with roses"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.4",
"source": "שְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְ כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים תָּאֳמֵ֥י צְבִיָּֽה׃",
"text": "*šənê* *šādayik* *kišnê* *ʿŏpārîm* *tāʾŏmê* *ṣəbîyāh*",
"grammar": {
"*šənê*": "construct numeral - two of",
"*šādayik*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix, dual form - your breasts",
"*kišnê*": "preposition + construct numeral - like two of",
"*ʿŏpārîm*": "noun, plural - fawns/young deer",
"*tāʾŏmê*": "construct noun, plural - twins of",
"*ṣəbîyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - gazelle/doe"
},
"variants": {
"*šādayik*": "your breasts/your teats",
"*ʿŏpārîm*": "fawns/young deer/young roes",
"*tāʾŏmê*": "twins/pair",
"*ṣəbîyāh*": "gazelle/doe/roe"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.5",
"source": "צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַשֵּׁ֑ן עֵינַ֜יִךְ בְּרֵכ֣וֹת בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן עַל־שַׁ֙עַר֙ בַּת־רַבִּ֔ים אַפֵּךְ֙ כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן צוֹפֶ֖ה פְּנֵ֥י דַמָּֽשֶׂק׃",
"text": "*ṣawwārēk* *kəmigdal* *haššēn* *ʿênayik* *bərēkôt* *bəḥešbôn* *ʿal*-*šaʿar* *bat*-*rabbîm* *ʾappēk* *kəmigdal* *halləbānôn* *ṣôpeh* *pənê* *dammāśeq*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣawwārēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your neck",
"*kəmigdal*": "preposition + construct noun - like a tower of",
"*haššēn*": "definite article + noun - the ivory",
"*ʿênayik*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix, dual form - your eyes",
"*bərēkôt*": "noun, plural construct - pools of",
"*bəḥešbôn*": "preposition + proper noun - in Heshbon",
"*ʿal*-*šaʿar*": "preposition + construct noun - at the gate of",
"*bat*-*rabbîm*": "construct phrase - daughter of many/Bath-rabbim",
"*ʾappēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your nose",
"*kəmigdal*": "preposition + construct noun - like a tower of",
"*halləbānôn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Lebanon",
"*ṣôpeh*": "participle, masculine singular - watching/facing",
"*pənê*": "construct noun, plural - face of",
"*dammāśeq*": "proper noun - Damascus"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣawwārēk*": "your neck/your throat",
"*migdal*": "tower/turret",
"*haššēn*": "the ivory/the tooth",
"*bərēkôt*": "pools/ponds/reservoirs",
"*bəḥešbôn*": "in Heshbon (place name)",
"*bat*-*rabbîm*": "daughter of many/Bath-rabbim (place name)/populous city",
"*ʾappēk*": "your nose/your face",
"*halləbānôn*": "the Lebanon (mountain range)",
"*ṣôpeh*": "watching/looking/facing toward",
"*pənê*": "face of/direction of/in front of"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.6",
"source": "רֹאשֵׁ֤ךְ עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל וְדַלַּ֥ת רֹאשֵׁ֖ךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ן מֶ֖לֶךְ אָס֥וּר בָּרְהָטִֽים׃",
"text": "*rōʾšēk* *ʿālayik* *kakkarmel* *wədallat* *rōʾšēk* *kāʾargāmān* *melek* *ʾāsûr* *bārhāṭîm*",
"grammar": {
"*rōʾšēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your head",
"*ʿālayik*": "preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - upon you",
"*kakkarmel*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - like the Carmel",
"*wədallat*": "conjunction + construct noun - and flowing hair of",
"*rōʾšēk*": "noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your head",
"*kāʾargāmān*": "preposition + definite article + noun - like the purple",
"*melek*": "noun - king",
"*ʾāsûr*": "passive participle, masculine singular - bound/captive",
"*bārhāṭîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, plural - in the troughs/channels"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾšēk*": "your head/your top",
"*ʿālayik*": "upon you/on you",
"*kakkarmel*": "like the Carmel (mountain)/like crimson",
"*dallat*": "flowing hair/locks/tresses",
"*kāʾargāmān*": "like purple/like royal purple/like crimson",
"*ʾāsûr*": "bound/captive/held",
"*bārhāṭîm*": "in the troughs/in the galleries/in the channels/in the tresses"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Song of Songs.7.7",
"source": "מַה־יָּפִית֙ וּמַה־נָּעַ֔מְתְּ אַהֲבָ֖ה בַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃",
"text": "*mah*-*yāpît* *ûmah*-*nāʿamt* *ʾahăbāh* *battaʿănûgîm*",
"grammar": {
"*mah*-*yāpît*": "interrogative + perfect verb, 2nd person feminine singular - how beautiful you are",
"*ûmah*-*nāʿamt*": "conjunction + interrogative + perfect verb, 2nd person feminine singular - and how pleasant you are",
"*ʾahăbāh*": "noun, feminine singular - love",
"*battaʿănûgîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, plural - with/in the delights"
},
"variants": {
"*yāpît*": "you are beautiful/you are fair/you are lovely",
"*nāʿamt*": "you are pleasant/you are delightful/you are charming",
"*ʾahăbāh*": "love/beloved",
"*battaʿănûgîm*": "with the delights/in the pleasures/in delightfulness"
}
}