Hebrew Interlinear

Solomon's Song 7:8 Interlinear

I said I will go up to the palm tree I will take hold of the boughs thereof now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙H559I saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֶעֱלֶ֣הH5927I will go upto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
3בְתָמָ֔רH8558to the palm treea palm tree
4אֹֽחֲזָ֖הH270I will take holdto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
5בְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יוH5577of the boughsa twig (as tapering)
6וְיִֽהְיוּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7נָ֤אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
8שָׁדַ֙יִךְ֙H7699thereof now also thy breaststhe breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
9כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹתH811shall be as clustersa bunch of grapes or other fruit
10הַגֶּ֔פֶןH1612of the vinea vine (as twining), especially the grape
11וְרֵ֥יחַH7381and the smellodor (as if blown)
12אַפֵּ֖ךְH639of thy noseproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
13כַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃H8598like applesan apple (from its fragrance), i.e., the fruit or the tree (probably including others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)

Verse Context

Solomon's Song 7:7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree and thy breasts to clusters...
Solomon's Song 7:8 (current)I said I will go up to the palm tree I will take hold of the boughs thereof now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples
Solomon's Song 7:9And the roof of thy mouth wine like the best that goeth for my beloved down sweetly...

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