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Song of Solomon 8:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.


Song of Solomon 8:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 8:619 words
HebrewMeaning
שִׂימֵ֨/נִיśiymēniy
put meverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
כַֽ/חוֹתָ֜םkaḥwōtām
like sealpronH2368
signet
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
לִבֶּ֗/ךָlibekā
heart yournounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
כַּֽ/חוֹתָם֙kaḥwōtām
like sealpronH2368
signet
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
זְרוֹעֶ֔/ךָzərwōʿekā
arm yournounH2220
help · mighty · power · shoulder ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
עַזָּ֤הʿazāh
is strongadjH5794
greedy · mighty · power · roughly ···
כַ/מָּ֨וֶת֙kamāwet
like deathpronH4194
death · die
אַהֲבָ֔הʾahăbāh
lovenounH160
קָשָׁ֥הqāšāh
is severeadjH7186
cruel · grievous · hard · thing) ···
כִ/שְׁא֖וֹלkišəʾwōl
like SheolpronH7585
hell · pit
קִנְאָ֑הqinəʾāh
jealousynounH7068
jealousy · sake · zeal
רְשָׁפֶ֕י/הָrəšāpeyhā
flashes itsnounH7565
coal · burning heat · spark · hot thunderbolt
רִשְׁפֵּ֕יrišəpēy
are flashes ofnounH7565
coal · burning heat · spark · hot thunderbolt
אֵ֖שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְšaləhebetə
a flame of the LordnounH7957
יָֽהyāh
JahnounH3050
the Lord · most vehement. Compare names in '-iah · ' '-jah.'
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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Yuki TanakaNote2mo ago
Love Is as Strong as Death
Love is strong as death, and jealousy is cruel as the grave. It's fierce language about love - not sentimental, not gentle, but powerful and unstoppable. Love consumes you. It can't be bought or negot...
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