Hebrew Interlinear
Solomon's Song 5:12 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Solomon's Song 5:12, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters washed with milk and fitly set ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עֵינָ֕יו | H5869 | His eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 2 | כְּיוֹנִ֖ים | H3123 | are as the eyes of doves | a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) |
| 3 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | אֲפִ֣יקֵי | H650 | by the rivers | properly, containing, i.e., a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero |
| 5 | מָ֑יִם | H4325 | of waters | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 6 | רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ | H7364 | washed | to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) |
| 7 | בֶּֽחָלָ֔ב | H2461 | with milk | milk (as the richness of kine) |
| 8 | יֹשְׁב֖וֹת | H3427 | and fitly set | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 9 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 10 | מִלֵּֽאת׃ | H4402 | fulness, i.e., (concretely) a plump socket (of the eye) |
Verse Context
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