Song of Solomon 4:16 Go deeper
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Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. (KJV)
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ע֤וּרִי'U.riawake
Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to rouse
Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 1
צָפוֹן֙tza.fOnO north wind
Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: north
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 2
וּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iand come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 3
תֵימָ֔ןtei.ManO south wind
Lemma: תֵּימָן (te.man) · Strong's: H8486
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: south
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9, Numbers 2:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8486; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 4
הָפִ֥יחִיha.Fi.chimake breathe
Lemma: פּוּחַ (pu.ach) · Strong's: H6315
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)
Meaning: to breathe
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 10:5, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 12:17, Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 14:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6315; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 5
גַנִּ֖יga.Nigarden my
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 6
יִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.Lulet them flow
Lemma: נָזַל (na.zal) · Strong's: H5140
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to flow
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 15:8, Numbers 24:7, Deuteronomy 32:2, Judges 5:5, Job 36:28, Psalms 78:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5140; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 7
בְשָׂמָ֑יוve.sa.Mavspices its
Lemma: בֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) · Strong's: H1314
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: spice
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 35:8, Exodus 35:28, 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1314; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 8
יָבֹ֤אya.Vo'let him come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 9
דוֹדִי֙do.Dilover my
Lemma: דּוֹד (dod) · Strong's: H1730G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beloved
Used 33 times. Also: Song of Solomon 1:13, Song of Solomon 1:14, Song of Solomon 1:16, Song of Solomon 2:3, Song of Solomon 2:8, Song of Solomon 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1730G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 10
לְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.Noto garden his
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 11
וְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.Khalso he may eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 12
פְּרִ֥יpe.Ri[the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 13
מְגָדָֽיו\׃me.ga.Davchoice<s> its
Lemma: מֶ֫גֶד (me.ged) · Strong's: H4022
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: excellence
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:13, Deuteronomy 33:14, Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:16, Song of Solomon 4:13, Song of Solomon 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4022; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Awake | → | עוּר H5782 to rouse |
| O north wind | → | צָפוֹן H6828G north |
| and come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| O south wind | → | תֵּימָן H8486 south |
| Breathe on | → | פּוּחַ H6315 to breathe |
| my garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| and spread the fragrance | → | נָזַל H5140 to flow |
| of its spices | → | בֶּ֫שֶׂם H1314 spice |
| Let my beloved | → | דּוֹד H1730G beloved |
| come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| into his garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| and taste | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| its choicest | → | מֶ֫גֶד H4022 excellence |
| fruits | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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