Hebrew Interlinear

Solomon's Song 3:8 Interlinear

They all hold hath his sword being expert in war every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כֻּלָּם֙H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
2אֲחֻ֣זֵיH270They all holdto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
3חַרְבּוֹ֙H2719hath his sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
4מְלֻמְּדֵ֖יH3925being expertproperly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
5מִלְחָמָ֑הH4421in wara battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
6אִ֤ישׁH376every mana 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)
7חַרְבּוֹ֙H2719hath his sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9יְרֵכ֔וֹH3409upon his thighthe thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
10מִפַּ֖חַדH6343because of feara (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
11בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃H3915in the nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity

Verse Context

Solomon's Song 3:7 Behold his bed which is Solomon's threescore it of the valiant men are about...
Solomon's Song 3:8 (current) They all hold hath his sword being expert in war every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night
Solomon's Song 3:9himself a chariot made King Solomon of the wood...

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