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?
Tell me, (O thou whom my ſoule loueth) where thou feedeſt, where thou makeſt thy flocke to reſt at noone: for why ſhould I be || as one that turneth aſide by the flockes of thy companions?
אָהַב , verb, ʾahav — to love (value 8)
H157,
אָהַב ʼâhab, aw-hab'; or אָהֵב ʼâhêb ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):—(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.to love
(Qal)
human love for another, includes family, and sexual
human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
human love for or to God
act of being a friend
lover (participle)
friend (participle)
God's love toward man
to individual men
to people Israel
to righteousness
(Niphal)
lovely (participle)
loveable (participle)
(Piel)
friends
lovers (fig. of adulterers)
to like
Used in 195 Verses, 28 Books 207  Occurrence Count
אֵיךְ , interjection, interrogative adverb, ʾeykh — how? (value 31)
H349,
אֵיךְ ʼêyk, ake; also אֵיכָה ʼêykâh ; and אֵיכָכָה ʼêykâkâh ; prolonged from H335; how? or how!; also where:—how, what.interrogative adverb
how?
interjection
how! (in lamentation)
expression of satisfaction
Used in 74 Verses, 25 Books 82  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
חָבֵר , adjective, masculine noun, haveyr — united, associate, companion (value 210)
H2270,
חָבֵר châbêr, khaw-bare'; from H2266; an associate:—companion, fellow, knit together.adjective
united
masculine noun
associate, fellow, worshippers
companion
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 12  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
נָגַד , verb, nagad — to be conspicuous (value 57)
H5046,
נָגַד nâgad, naw-gad'; a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise:—bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter.to be conspicuous, tell, make known
(Hiphil) to tell, declare
to tell, announce, report
to declare, make known, expound
to inform of
to publish, declare, proclaim
to avow, acknowledge, confess
messenger (participle)
(Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
Used in 344 Verses, 31 Books 362  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
עֵדֶר , masculine noun, ʿeyder — a flock, herd (value 274)
H5739,
עֵדֶר ʻêder, ay'-der; from H5737; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals):—drove, flock, herd.flock, herd
flock
herds, flocks and herds
Used in 34 Verses, 16 Books 38  Occurrence Count
עָטָה , verb, ʿata — to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself (value 84)
H5844,
עָטָה ʻâṭâh, aw-taw'; a primitive root; to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll:—array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself
(Qal)
to wrap, envelop oneself
to cover (the beard in mourning)
mourner, one who covers (participle)
(Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop
to grasp
(Qal) to grasp
Used in 15 Verses, 8 Books 16  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
צֹהַר , feminine noun, masculine noun, tzohar — midday, noon (value 295)
H6672,
צֹהַר tsôhar, tso'-har; from H6671; a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon:—midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.masculine noun
noon, midday
noon (as specific time of day)
noon (in simile as bright of happiness, blessing)
feminine noun
roof
meaning dubious
Used in 24 Verses, 12 Books 24  Occurrence Count
רָבַץ , verb, ravatz — stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out (value 292)
H7257,
רָבַץ râbats, raw-bats'; a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed:—crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
(Qal) to lie down, lie
(Hiphil) to cause to lie down
laying (stones)
Used in 30 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
רָעָה , verb, raʿa — to pasture, tend, graze (value 275)
H7462,
רָעָה râʻâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):—× 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.to pasture, tend, graze, feed
(Qal)
to tend, pasture
to shepherd
of ruler, teacher (fig)
of people as flock (fig)
shepherd, herdsman (subst)
to feed, graze
of cows, sheep etc (literal)
of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
(Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
(Qal) to associate with
(Hithpael) to be companions
(Piel) to be a special friend
Used in 139 Verses, 25 Books 159  Occurrence Count
| Song of Solomon 1:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| 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? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֗י שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙ נַפְשִׁ֔י אֵיכָ֣ה תִרְעֶ֔ה אֵיכָ֖ה תַּרְבִּ֣יץ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם שַׁלָּמָ֤ה אֶֽהְיֶה֙ כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה עַ֖ל עֶדְרֵ֥י חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃ |
| Verse #17545 (Ch. #672) — 15 words, 63 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Tell |
H5046nagad |
נָגַד |
57 |
| me, O thou whom my soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| loveth, |
H157ʾahav |
אָהַב |
8 |
| where thou feedest, |
H7462raʿa |
רָעָה |
275 |
| where |
H349ʾeykh |
אֵיךְ |
31 |
| thou makest thy flock to rest |
H7257ravatz |
רָבַץ |
292 |
| at noon: |
H6672tzohar |
צֹהַר |
295 |
| for |
H4100ma |
מָה |
45 |
| why should I be as one that turneth aside |
H5844ʿata |
עָטָה |
84 |
| by the flocks |
H5739ʿeyder |
עֵדֶר |
274 |
| of thy companions? |
H2270haveyr |
חָבֵר |
210 |
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