Song of Solomon 3:1 Go deeper

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-on

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 3:1 word 1

מִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.Vibed my

Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bed

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 2

בַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.Lotin the nights

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 3

בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiI sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 4

אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 5

שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.Vahwhom 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 3:1 word 6

נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.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 3:1 word 7

בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivI sought him

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 8

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 9

מְצָאתִֽיו\׃me.tza.TivI found him

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:1 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

On	→	עַל H5921A upon
my bed	→	מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed
at night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
I sought	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
the one	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
I	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
I sought him	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
but did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
find him	→	מָצָא H4672 to find

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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