Song of Solomon 8:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. | Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. | Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hasten | בְּרַ֣ח׀ | be-RACH | H1272 | to fleeבָּרַח (ba.rach) 1) to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, pass through 1a2) to flee 1a3) to hasten, come quickly 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to pass through 1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight 1b3) to drive away |
| O lover my | דּוֹדִ֗י | do-DI | H1730G | belovedדּוֹד (dod) : beloved 1) beloved, love, uncle 1a) loved one, beloved 1b) uncle 1c) love (pl. abstract) |
| and be like | וּֽדְמֵה־ | u-de-meh- | H1819 | to resembleדָּמָה (da.mah) 1) to be like, resemble 1a) (Qal) to be like, resemble 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to liken, compare 1b2) to imagine, think 1c) (Hithpael) to make oneself like 1d) (Niphal) Aramaic equivalent: de.mah (דְּמָה "be like" H1821) |
| to a gazelle | לִצְבִי֙ | litz-VI | H6643B | gazelleצְבִי (tse.vi) 1) roebuck, gazelle 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown Also means: tse.viy.yah (צְבִיָּה "gazelle" H6646) |
| or | א֚וֹ | 'o | H0176A | orאוֹ (o) 1) or, rather 1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred 1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle 1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or 1d) if perchance 1e) except, or else 2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then |
| to [the] fawn of | לְעֹ֣פֶר | le-'O-fer | H6082 | fawnעֹ֫פֶר (o.pher) deer, fawn, stag, young hart |
| the deers | הָֽאַיָּלִ֔ים | ha-'ai-ya-LIM | H0354 | deerאַיָּל (ay.yal) stag, deer, hart |
| on | עַ֖ל | 'al | H5921A | uponעַל (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) … |
| mountains of | הָרֵ֥י | ha-REI | H2022G | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| spices | בְשָׂמִֽים׃ | ve-sa-MIM | H1314 | spiceבֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.