Song of Songs 2 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים פרק ב׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Song of Songs 2 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   אֲנִיa/NII amחֲבַצֶּלֶתcha/vats/TSE/letthe rose ofהַשָּׁרוֹןHash/sha/RONSharonשׁוֹשַׁנַּתsho/shan/NATthe lily ofהָעֲמָקִים׃ha/a/ma/KIMthe valleys

   I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

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   כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּהke/sho/shan/NAas the lilyבֵּיןbenamongהַחוֹחִיםha/cho/CHIMthe thornsכֵּןkenso isרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TImy loveבֵּיןbenamongהַבָּנוֹת׃hab/ba/NOTthe daughters

   As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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   כְּתַפּוּחַke/tap/PU/achas the apple treeבַּעֲצֵיba/a/TSEamong the trees ofהַיַּעַרhay/YA/arthe forestכֵּןkenso isדּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedבֵּיןbenamongהַבָּנִיםhab/ba/NIMthe sonsבְּצִלּוֹbe/tsil/LOin his shadowחִמַּדְתִּיchim/MAD/tiI delightedוְיָשַׁבְתִּיve/ya/SHAV/tiand sat downוּפִרְיוֹu/fir/YOand his fruitמָתוֹקma/TOKwas sweetלְחִכִּי׃le/chik/KIto my taste

   As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4. 4

   הֱבִיאַנִיhe/vi/A/nihe has brought meאֶל־בֵּיתel-betto the house ofהַיָּיִןhay/YA/yinwineוְדִגְלוֹve/dig/LOand his bannerעָלַיa/LAYover meאַהֲבָה׃a/ha/VAwas love

   He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

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   סַמְּכוּנִיsam/me/KHU/nistay meבָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹתba/a/shi/SHOTwith raisin cakesרַפְּדוּנִיrap/pe/DU/nicomfort meבַּתַּפּוּחִיםbat/tap/pu/CHIMwith applesכִּי־חוֹלַתki-cho/LATfor sick ofאַהֲבָהa/ha/VAloveאָנִי׃A/niI am

   Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

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   שְׂמֹאלוֹse/mo/LOhis left handתַּחַתTA/chatunderלְרֹאשִׁיle/ro/SHImy headוִימִינוֹvi/mi/NOand his right handתְּחַבְּקֵנִי׃te/chab/be/KE/niembraces me

   His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

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   הִשְׁבַּעְתִּיhish/BA/tiI adjureאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouבְּנוֹתbe/NOTO daughters ofיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemבִּצְבָאוֹתbits/va/OTby gazellesאוֹoorבְּאַיְלוֹתbe/ay/LOTor by the does ofהַשָּׂדֶהhas/sa/DEthe fieldאִם־תָּעִירוּim-ta/I/ruthat you stir not upוְאִם־תְּעוֹרְרוּve/IM-te/or/RUnor awakenאֶת־הָאַהֲבָהet-ha/a/ha/VAloveעַדaduntilשֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ׃shet/tech/PATSit please

   I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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   קוֹלkolthe voice ofדּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedהִנֵּה־זֶהhin/NE-zebehold heבָּאbacomesמְדַלֵּגme/dal/LEGleapingעַל־הֶהָרִיםal-he/ha/RIMupon the mountainsמְקַפֵּץme/kap/PETSskippingעַל־הַגְּבָעוֹת׃al-hag/ge/va/OTupon the hills

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

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   דּוֹמֶהdo/MEis likeדוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedלִצְבִיlits/VIto a gazelleאוֹoorלְעֹפֶרle/O/ferto the fawn ofהָאַיָּלִיםha/ay/ya/LIMthe hartsהִנֵּה־זֶהhin/NE-zebehold heעוֹמֵדo/MEDstandsאַחַרa/CHARbehindכׇּתְלֵנוּkot/LE/nuour wallמַשְׁגִּיחַmash/GI/achlookingמִן־הַחַלֹּנוֹתmin-ha/chal/lo/NOTfrom the windowsמֵצִיץme/TSITSpeeringמִן־הַחֲרַכִּים׃min-ha/cha/rak/KIMfrom the lattices

   My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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    עָנָהa/NAansweredדוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedוְאָמַרve/a/MARand saidלִיlito meקוּמִיKU/miariseלָךְlakhyourselfרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveיָפָתִיya/fa/TImy beautiful oneוּלְכִי־לָךְ׃u/le/KHI-lakhand come away

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

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    כִּי־הִנֵּהki-hin/NEfor beholdהַסְּתָוhas/se/TAVthe winterעָבָרa/VARis pastהַגֶּשֶׁםhag/GE/shemthe rainחָלַףcha/LAFis overהָלַךְha/LAKHis goneלוֹ׃loits way

    For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

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    הַנִּצָּנִיםhan/nits/tsa/NIMthe blossomsנִרְאוּnir/Uappearבָאָרֶץva/A/retsin the landעֵתetthe time ofהַזָּמִירhaz/za/MIRthe singingהִגִּיעַhig/GI/ais comeוְקוֹלve/KOLand the voice ofהַתּוֹרhat/TORthe turtle doveנִשְׁמַעnish/MAis heardבְּאַרְצֵנוּ׃be/ar/TSE/nuin our land

    The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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    הַתְּאֵנָהhat/te/e/NAthe fig treeחָנְטָהcha/ne/TAputs forthפַגֶּיהָfag/GE/haher green figsוְהַגְּפָנִיםve/hag/ge/fa/NIMand the vinesסְמָדַרse/ma/DARin blossomנָתְנוּna/te/NUgiveרֵיחַRE/achfragranceקוּמִיKU/miarise(לכי)lakhay[לָךְ]lakhyourselfרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveיָפָתִיya/fa/TImy beautiful oneוּלְכִי־לָךְ׃u/le/KHI-lakhand come away

    The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

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    יוֹנָתִיyo/na/TIO my doveבְּחַגְוֵיbe/chag/VEin the clefts ofהַסֶּלַעhas/SE/lathe rockבְּסֵתֶרbe/SE/terin the secret places ofהַמַּדְרֵגָהham/mad/re/GAthe cliffהַרְאִינִיhar/I/nilet me seeאֶת־מַרְאַיִךְet-mar/A/yikhyour countenanceהַשְׁמִיעִנִיhash/mi/I/nilet me hearאֶת־קוֹלֵךְet-ko/LEKHyour voiceכִּי־קוֹלֵךְki-ko/LEKHfor your voiceעָרֵבa/REVis sweetוּמַרְאֵיךְu/mar/EKHand your countenanceנָאוֶה׃na/VEis comely

    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.

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    אֶחֱזוּ־לָנוּe/che/ZU-LA/nutake for usשֻׁעָלִיםshu/a/LIMfoxesשֻׁעָלִיםshu/a/LIMfoxesקְטַנִּיםke/tan/NIMlittleמְחַבְּלִיםme/chab/be/LIMthat spoilכְּרָמִיםke/ra/MIMthe vineyardsוּכְרָמֵינוּu/khe/ra/ME/nuand our vineyardsסְמָדַר׃se/ma/DARare in blossom

    Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

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    דּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedלִיliis mineוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand I amלוֹlohisהָרֹעֶהha/ro/Ehe feedsבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃bash/sho/shan/NIMamong the lilies

    My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

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    עַדaduntilשֶׁיָּפוּחַshey/ya/FU/achthe day breathesהַיּוֹםhay/YOMthe dayוְנָסוּve/NA/suand flee awayהַצְּלָלִיםhats/tse/la/LIMthe shadowsסֹבsovturnדְּמֵה־לְךָde/ME-le/KHAbe likeדוֹדִיdo/DIO my belovedלִצְבִיlits/VIto a gazelleאוֹoorלְעֹפֶרle/O/ferto the fawn ofהָאַיָּלִיםha/ay/ya/LIMthe hartsעַל־הָרֵיal-ha/REupon the mountains ofבָתֶר׃VA/terBether

    Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.