Song of Solomon 5:2

Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data

"I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I

שֵׁנָה

shênâh

H8142

sleep

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but my

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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שָׁקַד

shâqad

H8245

to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)

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it is the

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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of my

דּוֹד

dôwd

H1730

(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle

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that

κρούω

kroúō

G2925

to rap

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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פָּתַח

pâthach

H6605

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

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to me my

אָחוֹת

ʼâchôwth

H269

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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my

אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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my

יוֹנָה

yôwnâh

H3123

a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)

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my

תָּמִים

tâmîym

H8549

entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

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for my

רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh

H7218

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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is

מָלֵא

mâlêʼ

H4390

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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with

טַל

ṭal

H2919

dew (as covering vegetation)

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and my

מַנְעוּל

manʻûwl

H4514

a bolt

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with the

נָטָף

nâṭâph

H5198

a drop; specifically, an aromatic gum (probably stacte)

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of the

לַיִל

layil

H3915

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

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Key Terms in This Verse

waketh H8245

שָׁקַד shâqad

to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)

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knocketh G2925

κρούω kroúō

to rap

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drops H5198

נָטָף nâṭâph

a drop; specifically, an aromatic gum (probably stacte)

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undefiled H8549

תָּמִים tâmîym

entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

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locks H4514

מַנְעוּל manʻûwl

a bolt

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dove H3123

יוֹנָה yôwnâh

a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)

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dew H2919

טַל ṭal

dew (as covering vegetation)

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sleep H8142

שֵׁנָה shênâh

sleep

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beloved H1730

דּוֹד dôwd

(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle

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sister H269

אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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Cross References

Revelation 3:20 cross-reference

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Song of Solomon 2:14 cross-reference

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.

Song of Solomon 6:9 cross-reference

My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they pr...

Zechariah 4:1 cross-reference

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

Psalm 119:1 cross-reference

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

Proverbs 23:26 cross-reference

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Song of Solomon 8:7 cross-reference

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Song of Solomon 4:7 cross-reference

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

Genesis 29:20 cross-reference

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Song of Solomon 4:9 cross-reference

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

Song of Solomon 5:11 cross-reference

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Isaiah 50:6 cross-reference

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Matthew 8:17 cross-reference

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Isaiah 52:14 cross-reference

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

Song of Solomon 7:9 cross-reference

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

Psalm 81:10 cross-reference

I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Song of Solomon 3:1 cross-reference

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Song of Solomon 2:8 cross-reference

The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Song of Solomon 2:10 cross-reference

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Luke 9:32 cross-reference

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

Daniel 8:18 cross-reference

Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

Revelation 3:4 cross-reference

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

Luke 6:12 cross-reference

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Luke 22:44 cross-reference

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Revelation 14:4 cross-reference

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God ...

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