Song of Songs 4:16

“Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, let its balsams flow. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat his choice fruits.”

Song of Songs 4:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 4:16, word by word

Awakeעוּרִיuri

awake

To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.

Where else “uri” appears
north windצָפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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and comeבוֹאִיvoi

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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south windתֵימָןteman

south

South; also the south wind.

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Blowהָפִיחִיhafichi

blow

To blow air out forcefully, like the wind or the breath of God.

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on my gardenגַנִּgani

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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let its balsamsבְשָׂמָיvesamay

spice, balsam

Spices with a pleasing smell; balsam.

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flowיִזְּלוּyizlu

flow

For water to flow strongly or drop by drop, or for something like water to run.

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Let my belovedדוֹדִdodi

beloved

The one who is loved.

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and eatיֹאכַלyochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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his choiceמְגָדָיmegaday

choicest, best

The best, the most precious thing that a place produces.

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fruitsפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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The context

15a spring of gardens, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

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