Song of Solomon 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.”

Song of Solomon 3:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 3:811 words

HebrewMeaning

כֻּלָּ/ם֙kulām

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

אֲחֻ֣זֵיʾăḥuzēy

barverbH270

be affrighted · (catch · lay · take) hold ···

חֶ֔רֶבḥereb

axenounH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

מְלֻמְּדֵ֖יməlumədēy

accustomedverbH3925

diligently · expert · instruct · learn ···

מִלְחָמָ֑הmiləḥāmāh

battlenounH4421

fight · war

אִ֤ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

חַרְבּ/וֹ֙ḥarəbwō

axenounH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יְרֵכ֔/וֹyərēkwō

loinsnounH3409

body · shaft · side · thigh

מִ/פַּ֖חַדmipaḥad

dreadpronH6343

fear · great (fear · -ly feared) · terror

בַּ/לֵּילּֽוֹתbalēylwōt

nightpronH3915

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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