Song of Solomon 8:7
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
כָּבָה
kâbâh
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
נָהָר
nâhâr
a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
שָׁטַף
shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
חַיִל
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
חָרַם
châram
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁטַף shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Study H7857 →כָּבָה kâbâh
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
Study H3518 →נָהָר nâhâr
a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
Study H5104 →חַיִל chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Study H2428 →חָרַם châram
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
Study H2763 →Cross References
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame k...
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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