Song of Solomon 7

Song of Solomon · Chapter 7

Song of Solomon 7:12

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
12Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, And its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
let us rise earlyנַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash-KI-mahH7925
to rise

שָׁכַם (sha.kham) 1) to rise or start early 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to rise early, make an early start 1a2) early (as adverb)

to the vineyardsלַכְּרָמִ֔יםla-ke-ra-MIMH3754
vineyard

כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) vineyard

let us seeנִרְאֶ֞הnir-'EHH7200G
to see: see

רָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) …

ifאִם'imH0518A
if

אִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

it has buddedפָּֽרְחָ֤הpa-re-CHAHH6524A
to sprout

פָּרַח (pa.rach) 1) to bud, sprout, shoot, bloom 1a) (Qal) to bud, sprout, send out shoots, blossom 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to bud or sprout 1b2) to show buds or sprouts

the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha-GE-fenH1612
vine

גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) 1) vine, vine tree 1a) of Israel (fig.) 1b) of stars fading at Jehovah's judgment (metaph.) 1c) of prosperity

it has openedפִּתַּ֣חpi-TACHH6605A
to open

פָּתַח (pa.tach) 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself Aramaic equivalent: pe.tach (פְּתַח "to open" H6606)

the blossomהַסְּמָדַ֔רha-se-ma-DARH5563
blossom

סְמַדֵר (se.ma.dar) grape blossom, grape bud

they have bloomedהֵנֵ֖צוּhe-NE-tzuH5132B
to bud

נָצַץ (na.tsats) (Hiphil) to bloom, blossom

the pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha-ri-mo-NIMH7416
pomegranate

רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) 1) pomegranate 1a) as tree 1b) as fruit 1c) as pomegranate shaped ornaments in temple

thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033G
there

שָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e-TENH5414G
to give: give

נָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted …

loves myדֹּדַ֖יdo-DAIH1730H
beloved

דּוֹד (dod) : beloved 1) beloved, love, uncle 1a) loved one, beloved 1b) uncle 1c) love (pl. abstract)

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