NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon I sleepyashen (yaw-shane') sleepy -- asleep, (one out of) sleep(-eth, -ing), slept. but my heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect waketh `uwr (oor) to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self). it is the voice qowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound of my beloved dowd (dode) from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle that knocketh daphaq (daw-fak') to knock; by analogy, to press severely -- beat, knock, overdrive. saying Open pathach (paw-thakh') to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve to me my sister 'achowth (aw-khoth') a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together. my love ra`yah (rah-yaw') a female associate -- fellow, love. my dove yownah (yo-naw') a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) -- dove, pigeon. my undefiled tam (tawm) complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear -- coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright. for my head ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) is filled male' (maw-lay') a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) with dew tal (tal) dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew. and my locks qvutstsah (kev-oots-tsaw') a forelock (as shorn) -- lock. with the drops raciyc (raw-sees') dripping to pieces, i.e. a ruin; also a dew-drop -- breach, drop. of the night layil (lah'-yil) a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: 'Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of the night.' King James Bible I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. Holman Christian Standard Bible I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My love is knocking! M Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night. W International Standard Version I was asleep, but my heart was awake. There's a sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open up for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night." NET Bible I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved: "Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night." GOD'S WORD® Translation I sleep, but my mind is awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking. Open to me, my true love, my sister, my dove, my perfect one. My head is wet with dew, my hair with the dewdrops of night. King James 2000 Bible I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. Links Song of Solomon 5:2Song of Solomon 5:2 NIV Song of Solomon 5:2 NLT Song of Solomon 5:2 ESV Song of Solomon 5:2 NASB Song of Solomon 5:2 KJV |
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