Song of Solomon 5:9 BSB

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מַה־	mah-	how [is]?	H4100 →
דּוֹדֵ֣ךְ	do.Dekh	lover your	H1730 →
מִדּ֔וֹד	mi.Dod	more than a lover	H1730 →
הַיָּפָ֖ה	hai.ya.Fah	O beautiful [one]	H3303 →
בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים	ba.na.Shim	among <the> women	H802 →
מַה־	mah-	how?	H4100 →
דּוֹדֵ֣ךְ	do.Dekh	[is] lover your	H1730 →
מִדּ֔וֹד	mi.Dod	more than a lover	H1730 →
שֶׁכָּ֖כָה	she.Ka.khah	that thus	H3602 →
הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃	hish.ba'.Ta.nu	you have adjured us	H7650 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 53:2
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
leads to
- Philippians 2:6–7
  Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Isaiah 52:14
  Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
- Isaiah 11:1
  Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- John 1:10–14
  He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
- Mark 6:3
  Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
Through
Song of Solomon 6:1
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
leads to
- Song of Solomon 1:8
  If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
Through
Psalms 45:13
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
leads to
- Revelation 19:7–8
  Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Song of Solomon 1:8If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.Song of Solomon 6:1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.Song of Solomon 6:9–10but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,Isaiah 53:2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.Psalms 87:3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah Matthew 16:13–17When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.2 Corinthians 4:3–6And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.Matthew 21:10When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”John 9:36“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

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