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Song of Solomon 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.


Song of Solomon 6:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 6:29 words
HebrewMeaning
דּוֹדִ/י֙dwōdiy
lover mynounH1730
father's brother · love · uncle
יָרַ֣דyārad
he has gone downverbH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
לְ/גַנּ֔/וֹləganwō
to garden hispronH1588
לַ/עֲרוּג֖וֹתlaʿărwgwōt
to the beds ofpronH6170
furrow
הַ/בֹּ֑שֶׂםhabōśem
spiceparticleH1314
spice · sweet
לִ/רְעוֹת֙lirəʿwōt
to grazepronH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
בַּ/גַּנִּ֔יםbaganiym
in the gardenspronH1588
וְ/לִ/לְקֹ֖טwəliləqōṭ
and to gatherconjH3950
glean
שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽיםšwōšaniym
liliesnounH7799
Shoshannim
Words 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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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
The power of prayer - Song of Solomon 6
My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of...
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