Song of Solomon 3:8

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Bible > Song of Solomon > Chapter 3 > Verse 8

Song of Solomon 3:8


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

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

They all holdH270 swordsH2719, being expertH3925 in warH4421: every manH376 hath his swordH2719 upon his thighH3409 because of fearH6343 in the nightH3915.


Original Hebrew

כֻּלָּם אֲחֻזֵי חֶרֶב מְלֻמְּדֵי מִלְחָמָה אִישׁ חַרְבֹּו עַל־יְרֵכֹו מִפַּחַד בַּלֵּילֹות׃ ס

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כֻּלָּ/ם֙
ku.La/m H3605 HNcmsc/Sp3mp all of/ them
אֲחֻ֣זֵי
'a.Chu.zei H270 HVqsmpc (are) grasped of
חֶ֔רֶב
Che.rev H2719 HNcfsa a sword
מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י
me.lu.me.Dei H3925 HVPsmpc (are) trained of
מִלְחָמָ֑ה
mil.cha.Mah H4421 HNcfsa warfare
אִ֤ישׁ
'ish H376 HNcmsa each one
חַרְבּ/וֹ֙
char.B/o H2719 HNcfsc/Sp3ms sword/ his
עַל
'al- H5921 HR (is) on
יְרֵכ֔/וֹ
ye.re.Kh/o H3409 HNcfsc/Sp3ms thigh/ his
מִ/פַּ֖חַד
mi./Pa.chad H6343 HR/Ncmsa from/ dread
בַּ/לֵּילּֽוֹת
ba./lei.Lot H3915 HRd/Ncmpa in the/ nights
Strong's References
  • H270 — אָחַז (ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'): a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a 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); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב (chârab) H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
  • H3409 — יָרֵךְ (yârêk, yaw-rake'): from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side; [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
  • H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל (lêyl); also לַיְלָה (laylâh); from the same as לוּל (lûwl) H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
  • H3925 — לָמַד (lâmad, law-mad'): a primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive); (un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
  • H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (lâcham) H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
  • H6343 — פַּחַד (pachad, pakh'-ad): from פָּחַד (pâchad) H6342; a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling); dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (4): Judges 3:16, 2 Chronicles 12:10, Nehemiah 4:13, Job 34:25

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