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Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahtell !

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 1

שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vah[O] whom it loves

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 2

נַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.Shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 3

אֵיכָ֣ה'ei.Khahwhere?

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 4

תִרְעֶ֔הtir.'Ehwill you graze

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 5

אֵיכָ֖ה'ei.Khahwhere?

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 6

תַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.Bitzwill you make [them] lie down

Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 7

בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimat <the> noon<s>

Lemma: צֹ֫הַר (tso.har) · Strong's: H6672A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: midday

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 18:26, 1 Kings 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6672A; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 8

שַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.Mahwhich to why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 9

אֶֽהְיֶה֙'eh.Yehwill I be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 10

כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הke.'O.te.Yahlike a veiled [woman]

Lemma: עָטָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H5844A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to enwrap

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 13:45, 1 Samuel 28:14, Psalms 71:13, Psalms 84:6, Psalms 89:45, Psalms 104:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5844A; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 11

עַ֖ל'alwith

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 12

עֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.Rei[the] flocks of

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 13

חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ\׃cha.ve.Rei.khacompanions your

Lemma: חָבֵר (cha.ver) · Strong's: H2270

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: companion

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 20:11, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 119:63, Proverbs 28:24, Ecclesiastes 4:10, Song of Solomon 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2270; TAHOT Song of Solomon 1:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Tell me	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
O one	→
I	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
where	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
do you pasture your sheep	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
Where	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
do you rest them	→	רָבַץ H7257 to stretch
at midday	→	צֹ֫הַר H6672A midday
Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
should I be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like a veiled woman	→	עָטָה H5844A to enwrap
beside	→	עַל H5921A upon
the flocks	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock
of your companions	→	חָבֵר H2270 companion

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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