Song of Solomon 2:14

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

O my

יוֹנָה

yôwnâh

H3123

a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)

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that art in the

חֲגָו

chăgâv

H2288

a rift in rocks

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of the

צוּר

tsûwr

H6697

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

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in the

סֵתֶר

çêther

H5643

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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בָּמָה

bâmâh

H1116

an elevation

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of the

מַעֲלָה

maʻălâh

H4609

elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or...

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שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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me

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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thy

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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me

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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thy

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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for

נִיחוֹחַ

nîychôwach

H5207

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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is thy

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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and thy

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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is

נָאוֶה

nâʼveh

H5000

suitable, or beautiful

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Key Terms in This Verse

clefts H2288

חֲגָו chăgâv

a rift in rocks

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stairs H4609

מַעֲלָה maʻălâh

elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station...

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comely H5000

נָאוֶה nâʼveh

suitable, or beautiful

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dove H3123

יוֹנָה yôwnâh

a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)

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countenance H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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countenance H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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secret H5643

סֵתֶר çêther

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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sweet H5207

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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rock H6697

צוּר tsûwr

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

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places H1116

בָּמָה bâmâh

an elevation

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 5:2 cross-reference

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...

Song of Solomon 1:5 cross-reference

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 8:13 cross-reference

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Exodus 3:6 cross-reference

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Jeremiah 49:16 cross-reference

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as t...

Isaiah 51:3 cross-reference

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, t...

Isaiah 60:8 cross-reference

Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Revelation 5:8 cross-reference

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Hebrews 4:16 cross-reference

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Song of Solomon 1:15 cross-reference

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.

Jeremiah 48:28 cross-reference

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.

Ezekiel 7:16 cross-reference

But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

Obadiah 1:3 cross-reference

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Jude 1:24 cross-reference

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Matthew 10:16 cross-reference

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Song of Solomon 1:8 cross-reference

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

Psalm 22:3 cross-reference

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Psalm 45:11 cross-reference

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Proverbs 15:8 cross-reference

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Matthew 3:16 cross-reference

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Hebrews 10:22 cross-reference

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Ephesians 5:27 cross-reference

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Isaiah 6:5 cross-reference

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

Psalm 74:19 cross-reference

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Job 9:16 cross-reference

If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

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