Song of Solomon 3

Song of Solomon · Chapter 3

Song of Solomon 3:8

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
all of themכֻּלָּם֙ku-LAMH3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

[are] grasped ofאֲחֻ֣זֵי'a-CHU-zeiH0270
to grasp

אָחַז (a.chaz) 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened

a swordחֶ֔רֶבCHE-revH2719
sword

חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

[are] trained ofמְלֻמְּדֵ֖יme-lu-me-DEIH3925G
to learn: teach

לָמַד (la.mad) : teach 1) to learn. teach, exercise in 1a) (Qal) to learn 1b) (Piel) to teach 1c) (Pual) to be taught, be trained Also means: la.mad (לָמַד ": learn" H3925H)

warfareמִלְחָמָ֑הmil-cha-MAHH4421
battle

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war

each oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH0376I
man

אִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

sword hisחַרְבּוֹ֙char-BOH2719
sword

חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

[is] onעַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) 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 1a) 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 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

thigh hisיְרֵכ֔וֹye-re-KHOH3409
thigh

יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) 1) thigh, side, loin, base 1a) thigh 1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn) 1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power) 1b) side (flank) (of object) 1c) base

from dreadמִפַּ֖חַדmi-PA-chadH6343
dread

פַּ֫חַד (pa.chad) 1) terror, dread 1a) dread 1b) object of dread

in the nightsבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba-lei-LOTH3915
night

לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) 1) night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.