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1 The Song of songs, which is Solomonโs.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.
4 Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! They are right to love you.
5 I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedarโs tents, like Solomonโs curtains.
6 Donโt stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My motherโs sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I havenโt kept my own vineyard.
7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
8 If you donโt know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherdsโ tents.
9 I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaohโs chariots.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
12 While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves.
16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
17 The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.
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Cross-references in Song of Solomon 1 (15)
- v.15 Song of Solomon 4:1
- v.10 Ezekiel 16:11-13
- v.3 Ecclesiastes 7:1
- v.7 Song of Solomon 3:1-4
- v.15 Song of Solomon 5:12
- v.3 Exodus 30:23-28
- v.3 Song of Solomon 4:10
- v.3 John 12:3
- v.4 Hosea 11:4
- v.4 John 6:44
- v.5 Luke 15:22
- v.12 John 12:3
- v.3 Philippians 2:9-10
- v.3 Psalms 45:7-8
- v.4 Psalms 45:14-15
Hebrew interlinear — Song of Solomon 1:1–17 (150 words)
- ืฉืึดึฅืืจลกรฎrshiyr: a song; abstractly, singingH7892
- ืึทืฉืึผึดืืจึดึืืhaลกลกรฎrรฎmshiyr: a song; abstractly, singingH7892
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึนืึนึฝืืliลกlลmลShlomoh: peaceful; Shelomah, David's successorH8010
- ืึดืฉืึผึธืงึตึื ึดืึyiลกลกฤqฤniynashaq: to kiss; (literally or figuratively) touchH5401
- ืึดื ึผึฐืฉืึดืืงึฃืึนืชminnฤลกรฎqรดtnshiyqah: a kissH5390
- ืคึผึดึืืืึผpรฎhรปpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
- ืึผึดึฝืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืืึนืึดึฅืืแนญรดbรฎmtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- ืึผึนืึถึืืึธdลdรชkฤdowd: (figuratively) to love; (by implication) a love-token, lover, friendH1730
- ืึดืึผึธึฝืึดืืmiyyฤyinyayin: wine (as fermented); (by implication) intoxicationH3196
- ืึฐืจึตึืืึทึlฤrรชแธฅareyach: odor (as if blown)H7381
- ืฉืึฐืึธื ึถึฃืืึธลกฤmฤnรชkฤshemen: grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed)H8081
- ืืึนืึดึืืแนญรดbรฎmtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- ืฉืึถึืึถืลกemenshemen: grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed)H8081
- ืชึผืึผืจึทึฃืงtรปraqruwq: to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. emptyH7324
- ืฉืึฐืึถึืึธลกฤmekฤshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืึผึตึืkฤnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
- ืขึฒืึธืึฅืึนืชสฟฤlฤmรดt`almah: a lass (as veiled or private)H5959
- ืึฒืึตืึฝืึผืึธืสพฤhฤbรปkฤahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
- ืึธืฉืึฐืึตึื ึดืmoลกkฤnรฎmashak: to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march...H4900
- ืึทืึฒืจึถึฃืืึธสพaแธฅฤrรชkฤachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310
- ื ึผึธืจึืึผืฆึธืnฤrรปแนฃรขruwts: to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)H7323
- ืึฑืึดืืึทึจื ึดืhฤbรฎสพanรฎbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- ืึทืึผึถึืึถืึฐhammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- ืึฒืึธืจึธึืืแธฅฤdฤrฤywcheder: an apartment (usually literal)H2315
- ื ึธืึดึคืืึธืnฤgรฎlรขgiyl: (properly) to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearH1523
- ืึฐื ึดืฉืึฐืึฐืึธืึwฤniลmฤแธฅฤhsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
- ืึผึธึืึฐbฤk
- ื ึทืึฐืึผึดึคืืจึธืnazkรฎrรขzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
- ืึนืึถึืืึธึdลdรชkฤdowd: (figuratively) to love; (by implication) a love-token, lover, friendH1730
- ืึดืึผึทึืึดืmiyyayinyayin: wine (as fermented); (by implication) intoxicationH3196
- ืึตืืฉืึธืจึดึืืmรชลกฤrรฎmmeyshar: evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concordH4339
- ืึฒืึตืึฝืึผืึธืสพฤhฤbรปkฤahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
- ืฉืึฐืืึนืจึธึคืลกฤแธฅรดrรขshachor: (properly) dusky, but also (absol.) jettyH7838
- ืึฒื ึดืึสพฤniyaniy: IH589
- ืึฐึฝื ึธืืึธึืwฤnฤสพwรขna'veh: suitable, or beautifulH5000
- ืึผึฐื ึืึนืชbฤnรดtbath: a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)H1323
- ืึฐืจืึผืฉืึธืึธึดึืyฤrรปลกฤlฤimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
- ืึผึฐืึธืึณืึตึฃืkฤสพฤhลlรชohel: a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)H168
- ืงึตืึธึืจqฤdฤrQedar: dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of IshmaelH6938
- ืึผึดืืจึดืืขึืึนืชkรฎrรฎสฟรดtyriy`ah: a hanging (as tremulous)H3407
- ืฉืึฐืึนืึนึฝืืลกฤlลmลShlomoh: peaceful; Shelomah, David's successorH8010
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึดืจึฐืึืึผื ึดืึtirสพรปniyra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- ืฉืึถืึฒื ึดึฃืลกeสพฤnรฎaniy: IH589
- ืฉืึฐืึทืจึฐืึนึืจึถืชลกฤแธฅarแธฅลretshcharchoreth: swarthyH7840
- ืฉืึถืฉืึผึฑืึธืคึทึืชึฐื ึดืลกeลกลกฤzฤpatnรฎshazaph: to tan (by sun-burning); figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scanH7805
- ืึทืฉืึผึธึืึถืฉืhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
- ืึผึฐื ึตึงืbฤnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึดืึผึดึฃืสพimmรฎem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
- ื ึดึฝืึฒืจืึผniแธฅฤrรปcharar: to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passionH2787
- ืึดึืbรฎ
- ืฉืึธืึปึื ึดืึลฤmuniysuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
- ื ึนืึตืจึธึฃืnลแนญฤrรขnatar: to guard; (figuratively) to cherish (anger)H5201
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืึผึฐืจึธืึดึืืhakkฤrฤmรฎmkerem: a garden or vineyardH3754
- ืึผึทืจึฐืึดึฅืkarmรฎkerem: a garden or vineyardH3754
- ืฉืึถืึผึดึืลกellรฎ
- ืึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ื ึธืึธึฝืจึฐืชึผึดืืnฤแนญฤrฤttรฎnatar: to guard; (figuratively) to cherish (anger)H5201
- ืึทืึผึดึฃืืึธืhaggรฎdรขnagad: (properly) to front, i.e. stand boldly out oppositeH5046
- ืึผึดึืlรฎ
- ืฉืึถึคืึธืึฒืึธืึลกeสพฤhฤbฤhahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
- ื ึทืคึฐืฉืึดึืnapลกรฎnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- ืึตืืึธึฃืสพรชkรขeyk: how? or how!; (also) where?H349
- ืชึดืจึฐืขึถึืtirสฟera`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
- ืึตืืึธึืสพรชkรขeyk: how? or how!; (also) where?H349
- ืชึผึทืจึฐืึผึดึฃืืฅtarbรฎแนฃrabats: to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal)H7257
- ืึผึทึฝืฆึผึธืึณืจึธึืึดืbaแนฃแนฃฤhลrฤyimtsohar: a light (i.e. window)H6672
- ืฉืึทืึผึธืึธึคืลกallฤmรขmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
- ืึถึฝืึฐืึถืึสพehฤyehhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึผึฐืขึนึฃืึฐืึธึืkฤสฟลแนญฤyรข`atah: to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or rollH5844
- ืขึทึืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืขึถืึฐืจึตึฅืสฟedrรช`eder: an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)H5739
- ืึฒืึตืจึถึฝืืึธืแธฅฤbฤrรชkฤchaber: an associateH2270
- ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึนึคืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ืชึตืึฐืขึดืึtฤdฤสฟiyyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึธึืึฐlฤk
- ืึทืึผึธืคึธึืhayyฤpรขyapheh: beautiful (literally or figuratively)H3303
- ืึผึทื ึผึธืฉืึดึืืbannฤลกรฎmishshah: irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582)H802
- ืฆึฐึฝืึดืแนฃฤสพรฎyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- ืึธึืึฐlฤk
- ืึผึฐืขึดืงึฐืึตึฃืbฤสฟiqbรช`aqeb: a heel (as protuberant); (hence) a trackH6119
- ืึทืฆึผึนึืืhaแนฃแนฃลntso'n: a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats)H6629
- ืึผืจึฐืขึดืึรปrฤสฟiyra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึผึฐืึดืึผึนืชึทึืึดืึฐgฤdiyyลtayikgdiyah: a young female goatH1429
- ืขึทึืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึผึฐื ึฅืึนืชmiลกkฤnรดtmishkan: a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the graveH4908
- ืึธืจึนืขึดึฝืืืhฤrลสฟรฎmra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
- ืึฐืกึปืกึธืชึดืึlฤsusฤtiycuwcah: a mareH5484
- ืึผึฐืจึดืึฐืึตึฃืbฤrikbรชrekeb: a vehicle; (by implication) a teamH7393
- ืคึทืจึฐืขึนึืparสฟลPar`oh: Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547
- ืึผึดืึผึดืืชึดึืืึฐdimmรฎtรฎkdamah: to compare; (by implication) to resemble, liken, considerH1819
- ืจึทืขึฐืึธืชึดึฝืืraสฟyฤtรฎra`yah: a female associateH7474
- ื ึธืืึคืึผnฤสพwรปna'ah: (properly) to be at home; (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautifulH4998
- ืึฐืึธืึทึืึดืึฐึlฤแธฅฤyayiklchiy: the cheek (from its fleshiness); (hence) the jaw-boneH3895
- ืึผึทืชึผึนืจึดึืืbattลrรฎmtowr: a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) orderH8447
- ืฆึทืึผึธืืจึตึืึฐแนฃawwฤสพrฤktsavva'r: the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)H6677
- ืึผึทืึฒืจืึผืึดึฝืืืbaแธฅฤrรปzรฎmcharuwz: (properly) pierced, i.e. a bead of pearl, gems or jewels (as strung)H2737
- ืชึผืึนืจึตึคืtรดrรชtowr: a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) orderH8447
- ืึธืึธืึzฤhฤbzahab: gold; (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny skyH2091
- ื ึทืขึฒืฉืึถืnaสฟฤลe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
- ืึผึธึืึฐlฤk
- ืขึดึืสฟim`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
- ื ึฐืงึปืึผึฅืึนืชnฤquddรดtnquddah: a bossH5351
- ืึทืึผึธึฝืกึถืฃืhakkฤsepkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
- ืขึทืสฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
- ืฉืึถึคืึทืึผึถึืึถืึฐึลกehammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- ืึผึดืึฐืกึดืึผึืึนbimsibbรดmecab: a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) aroundH4524
- ื ึดืจึฐืึผึดึืnirdรฎnerd: nard, an aromaticH5373
- ื ึธืชึทึฅืnฤtannathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
- ืจึตืืึฝืึนืrรชแธฅรดreyach: odor (as if blown)H7381
- ืฆึฐืจึจืึนืจแนฃฤrรดrtsrowr: a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package)H6872
- ืึทืึผึนึคืจืhammลrmore: myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)H4753
- ืึผืึนืึดืึdรดdiydowd: (figuratively) to love; (by implication) a love-token, lover, friendH1730
- ืึดึืlรฎ
- ืึผึตึฅืืbรชnbeyn: a distinction; (but used only as a prep) between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles)H996
- ืฉืึธืึทึืลกฤdayshad: the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)H7699
- ืึธืึดึฝืืืyฤlรฎnluwn: to stop (usually over night); (by implication) to stay permanentlyH3885
- ืึถืฉืึฐืึผึนึจืสพeลกkลleshkowl: a bunch of grapes or other fruitH811
- ืึทืึผึนึคืคึถืจืhakkลperkopher: (properly) a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in)H3724
- ืึผืึนืึดืึdรดdiydowd: (figuratively) to love; (by implication) a love-token, lover, friendH1730
- ืึดึืlรฎ
- ืึผึฐืึทืจึฐืึตึืbฤkarmรชkerem: a garden or vineyardH3754
- ืขึตึฅืืสฟรชn
- ืึผึถึฝืึดืืgedรฎfountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in IsraelH5872
- ืึดื ึผึธึคืึฐhinnฤkhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- ืึธืคึธืึyฤpฤhyapheh: beautiful (literally or figuratively)H3303
- ืจึทืขึฐืึธืชึดึืraสฟyฤtรฎra`yah: a female associateH7474
- ืึดื ึผึธึฅืึฐhinnฤkhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- ืึธืคึธึืyฤpรขyapheh: beautiful (literally or figuratively)H3303
- ืขึตืื ึทึฅืึดืึฐสฟรชnayik`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- ืืึนื ึดึฝืืืyรดnรฎmyownah: a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)H3123
- ืึดื ึผึฐืึธึhinnฤkฤhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- ืึธืคึถึคืyฤpeyapheh: beautiful (literally or figuratively)H3303
- ืืึนืึดืึdรดdiydowd: (figuratively) to love; (by implication) a love-token, lover, friendH1730
- ืึทึฃืฃสพapaph: meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction)H637
- ื ึธืขึดึืืnฤสฟรฎmna`iym: delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)H5273
- ืึทืฃสพapaph: meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction)H637
- ืขึทืจึฐืฉืึตึื ืึผสฟarลฤnรป`eres: a couch (properly, with a canopy)H6210
- ืจึทืขึฒื ึธื ึธึฝืืraสฟฤnฤnรขra`anan: green; (figuratively) prosperousH7488
- ืงึนืจึคืึนืชqลrรดtqowrah: a rafter (forming trenches as it were); (by implication) a roofH6982
- ืึผึธืชึผึตึืื ืึผึbottรชnรปbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
- ืึฒืจึธืึดึืืสพฤrฤzรฎmerez: a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)H730
- ืจึทืึดืืึตึื ืึผraแธฅรฎแนญฤnรปrchiyt: a panel (as resembling a trough)H7351
- ืึผึฐืจืึนืชึดึฝืืืbฤrรดtรฎmbrowth: the cypress (or some elastic tree)H1266
Strong's words in Song of Solomon 1 (6)
- Strong's H1730 — ืึผึนืึถึืืึธ (dลdรชkฤ)
- dowd (dode) (or (shortened) dod {dode}) n-m. 1. (figuratively) to love 2. (by implication) a love-token, lover, friend 3. (specifically) an uncle [from an unused root meaning properly, to boil] KJV: (well-)beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.. Appears 5 times in Song of Solomon 1.
- Strong's H3303 — ืึทืึผึธืคึธึื (hayyฤpรข)
- yapheh (yaw-feh') adj. 1. beautiful (literally or figuratively) [from H3302] KJV: + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well. Root(s): H3302. Appears 4 times in Song of Solomon 1.
- Strong's H157 — ืึฒืึตืึฝืึผืึธื (สพฤhฤbรปkฤ)
- ahab (aw-hab') (or raheb {aw-habe'}) v. 1. to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) [a primitive root] KJV: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.. Appears 3 times in Song of Solomon 1.
- Strong's H2005 — ืึดื ึผึธึคืึฐ (hinnฤk)
- hen (hane) prt. 1. lo! 2. (as expressing surprise) if [a primitive particle] KJV: behold, if, lo, though.. Appears 3 times in Song of Solomon 1.
- Strong's H3754 — ืึทืึผึฐืจึธืึดึืื (hakkฤrฤmรฎm)
- kerem (keh'-rem) n-m. 1. a garden or vineyard [from an unused root of uncertain meaning] KJV: vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021. See also: H1021. Appears 3 times in Song of Solomon 1.
- Strong's H7462 — ืชึดืจึฐืขึถึื (tirสฟe)
- ra`ah (raw-aw') v. 1. to tend a flock i.e. pasture it 2. (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to graze 3. (generally) to rule 4. (by extension) to associate with (as a friend) [a primitive root] KJV: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.. Appears 3 times in Song of Solomon 1.
“The kiss of the Word to the soul โ the mystical union between Christ (the Bridegroom) and the Church (the Bride) and between the Logos and the individual soul.”
What the Early Church wrote about Song of Solomon 1 (4)
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“The entire Symposium is structured as a commentary on the Song of Songsโten virgins speaking in turn at a banquet, each explaining a verse or theme from the Song in praise of virginity.”
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“Therefore the virgins love You and run after You โ the closing hymn of the Symposium quotes Song 1:3 as the virginal chorus's cry of love for Christ the Bridegroom.”
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“The king has brought me into his chambers โ that is, Christ the Word has brought the virgin soul into the innermost sanctuary of knowledge, the holy of holies of contemplation.”
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“But the matter of his writings was various, as is shown in the phrase "Song of Songs; "for that indicates that in this one book he digested the contents of the 5,000 songs. In the days moreover of Hezekiah, there were some of the books selected for use, and others set aside.”