Song of Solomon 4:1
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
יָפֶה
yâpheh
beautiful (literally or figuratively)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
יָפֶה
yâpheh
beautiful (literally or figuratively)
יוֹנָה
yôwnâh
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
עֵז
ʻêz
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
גִּלְעָד
Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →עֵז ʻêz
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
Study H5795 →גִּלְעָד Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
Study H1568 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →Cross References
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
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