Song of Solomon 6:9
WEB
My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed. The queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.
BSB
but 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.
KJV
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Hebrew interlinear
H259
a — united, one, first
Derivation: a numeral from 258;
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
adj.num — one
אֶחָד 972 adj.num. one
1. one
2. = each, every
3. = a certain
4. = indef. art.
5. only, & (fem.) once
6. one … another, one … the other
7. as ordinal first
8. in combin.
H1931
p — he, she, it, self, same, this, that, as, are
Derivation: of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
KJV: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
m — he
הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it
1. an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
2. It resumes the subj. with emph.
3. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
4. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
5. As an emph. predicate, of God
6. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
7. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
H3123
n-f — dove
Derivation: probably from the same as 3196;
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
KJV: dove, pigeon.
n.f — dove
יוֹנָה n.f. dove
H8535
a — complete, pious, gentle, dear
Derivation: from 8552;
complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear
KJV: coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.
adj — complete
תָּם adj. complete
1. complete, perfect
2. sound, wholesome
3. complete, morally innocent, having integrity
H517
n-f — mother
Derivation: a primitive word;
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
KJV: dam, mother, × parting.
n.f — mother
אֵם 221 n.f. mother
1. lit. (human) mother
2. fig. of Deborah as caring for her people
3. of animals, dam
4. = point of departure or division
H1249
a — beloved, pure, empty
Derivation: from 1305 (in its various senses);
beloved; also pure, empty
KJV: choice, clean, clear, pure.
adj — pure
בַּר adj. pure, clean
1. pure, clear
2. clean
3. perh. adv. kiss purely, of sincere homage
H3205
v — bear young, beget, act as midwife, show lineage
Derivation: a primitive root;
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
KJV: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
vb — bear
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
1. bear, bring forth
2. less often beget
3. of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
1. beget (a father a child)
2. bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
H7200
v — see
Derivation: a primitive root;
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV: advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.
vb — see
רָאָה 1315 vb. see
Qal 1141
1.
a. see, subj.
b. see, c. acc. rei
2. see, sq. acc. cl. or phr. of closer design
3. see, so as to learn to know
4. abs. see, have (power of) vision
5. see = perceive
6. look at, see, by direct volition
7. of mental observation
8.
a. c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
b. see, c. acc. rei
Niph.
1. appear
2. be seen
3. be visible
Pu. appar. his bones are not detected
Hithp. recipr. look at each other
Hiph.
1.
a. cause one to see something, shew
b. cause to experience something
2. cause to look intently at, to behold
Hoph.
1. be caused to see, be shewn
2. be exhibited to
H1323
n-f — daughter
Derivation: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121);
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.
n.f — daughter
בַּת 587 n.f. daughter
1. daughter, female child
2. young women, women
3. with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants
4. pl. = villages, after name of city
5. in phrases denoting character, quality, etc.
6. ostrich
7. fig.
8. of vine = branch
9. as n. relat.
H833
v — be straight, be level, right, happy, go forward, be honest, prosper
Derivation: or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root;
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
KJV: (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
vb — go straight
[אָשַׁר] vb. go straight, go on, advance
Qal go straight on in the way of understanding
Pi.
1. intensive go straight on, advance
2. causative lead on
3. set right, righten
4. pronounce happy, call blessed
Pu.
1. be led on
2. be made happy, blessed
H4436
n-f — queen
Derivation: feminine of 4428;
a queen
KJV: queen.
n.f — queen
מַלְכָּה 35 n.f. queen
H6370
n-f — concubine, paramour
Derivation: or פִּלֶגֶשׁ; of uncertain derivation;
a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour
KJV: concubine, paramour.
n.f — concubine
פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, פִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ 37 n.f. concubine
1. concubine
2. either = paramour, or < concubinage
H1984
v — be clear, shine, to make a show, boast, be, foolish, to rave, celebrate, stultify
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
vb — shine
[הָלַל] vb. shine
Qal when it, viz. his lamp, shone upon my head, fig. of God’s favour.
Hiph. flash forth light
vb — be boastful
[הָלַל] vb. be boastful, Pi. praise
Qal be boastful
Pi.
1. praise man or woman
2. usually praise י׳
3. appar. boast, make one’s boast
Pu. be praised
Hithpa. glory, boast, make one’s boast
Po‛el make into a fool, make a fool of
Po‛al of laughter I said, It is mad (folly)
Hithpo. act madly, or like a madman
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