Song of Songs 4:8

“With me from Lebanon, bride, with me from Lebanon you will come; you will look from the peak of Amana, from the peak of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards.”

Song of Songs 4:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 4:8, word by word

from Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

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brideכַּלָּהkala

bride

A woman newly married.

Where else “kala” appears
you will comeתָּבוֹאִיtavoi

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “tavoi” appears
you will lookתָּשׁוּרִיtashuri

gaze

To see something, often from afar or with attention.

Where else “tashuri” appears
from the peakרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

Where else “rosh” appears
of Amanaאֲמָנָהamana

Amana

Amana. The name of a river of the region of Damascus, in Aram (and also of a mountain in that area, Song of Songs 4:8). In 2 Kings 5:12 the Hebrew text has two forms of the name: what is written says "Abana" and what is read says "Amana."

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of Senirשְׂנִירsenir

Senir

Senir: the name the Amorites gave to Mount Hermon.

Where else “senir” appears
and Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermon

Hermon

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from the densמְּעֹנוֹתmeonot

den

The lair of a wild beast, where it lies down or rears its young.

Where else “meonot” appears
of lionsאֲרָיוֹתarayot

lion

Lion.

Where else “arayot” appears
from the mountainsהַרְרֵיharre

mountain

Mount, mountain (a poetic form).

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of leopardsנְמֵרִיםnemerim

leopard

A leopard.

Where else “nemerim” appears

Places in this verse

LebanonHermon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

  • 2Hermon

    Today: Mount Hermon: Lebanon-Syria border, Israeli-held part

    The highest mountain in northern Israel, on the border with Syria and Lebanon.

    It was the northern limit of what Israel took east of the Jordan (Deut 3:8). The Psalms speak of its dew (Ps 133:3).

    Deuteronomy 3:8Joshua 12:1Psalms 133:3Psalms 89:12

The context

7You are all beautiful, my companion, and there is no defect in you.

8 · This verse (above)

9You have stolen my heart, my sister, bride; you have stolen my heart with one of your eyes, with one bead of your necklaces.

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