Song of Solomon 8:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.”
Song of Solomon 8:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Song of Solomon 8:114 words
HebrewMeaning
מִ֤יmiy
who?particleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
יִתֶּנְ/ךָ֙yitenəkā
will he give youverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
כְּ/אָ֣חkəʾāḥ
like a brotherpronH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
לִ֔/יliy
pron
יוֹנֵ֖קywōnēq
the suckling-child ofverbH3243
nurse · (give · make to) suck(-ing child · -ling)
שְׁדֵ֣יšədēy
the breasts ofnounH7699
pap · teat
אִמִּ֑/יʾimiy
mother mynounH517
mother · parting
אֶֽמְצָאֲ/ךָ֤ʾeməṣāʾăkā
I will find youverbH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
בַ/חוּץ֙baḥwṣ
on the outsidepronH2351
field · forth · highway · more ···
אֶשָׁ֣קְ/ךָ֔ʾešāqəkā
armedverbH5401
rule · kiss · that touched
גַּ֖םgam
alsoparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָב֥וּזוּyābwzw
people will despiseverbH936
despise · utterly
לִֽ/יliy
pron
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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