Song of Solomon 8:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.”

Song of Solomon 8:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 8:914 words

HebrewMeaning

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

חוֹמָ֣הḥwōmāh

wallnounH2346

walled

הִ֔יאhiyʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

נִבְנֶ֥הnibəneh

buildverbH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

עָלֶ֖י/הָʿāleyhā

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

טִ֣ירַתṭiyrat

castlenounH2918

habitation · palace · row

כָּ֑סֶףkāsep

moneynounH3701

price · silver

וְ/אִםwəʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

דֶּ֣לֶתdelet

doornounH1817

gate · leaf · lid

הִ֔יאhiyʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

נָצ֥וּרnāṣwr

adversaryverbH6696

assault · beset · besiege · bind ···

עָלֶ֖י/הָʿāleyhā

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

ל֥וּחַlwḥa

boardnounH3871

plate · table

אָֽרֶזʾārez

cedarnounH730

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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