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You have stolen my heart,לִבַּבְתִּנִיmy sister,אֲחֹתִיbride;כַלָּהyou have stolen my heartלִבַּבְתִּינִיwith oneבְּאַחַתof your eyes,מֵעֵינַיִךְwith one beadבְּאַחַד עֲנָקof your necklaces.מִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ
Song of Songs 4:9
Study it in the app“You have stolen my heart, my sister, bride; you have stolen my heart with one of your eyes, with one bead of your necklaces.”
He tells her she has stolen his heartDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 4:9, word by word
- You have stolen my heartלִבַּבְתִּlibavti
captivate
To steal someone's heart, captivate.
Where else “libavti” appears- my sisterאֲחֹתִachoti
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appears- brideכַלָּהchala
bride
A woman newly married.
Where else “chala” appears- with oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- of your eyesעֵינַיִenayi
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayi” appears- with one beadעֲנָקanak
necklace
Necklace: an ornament worn around the neck.
Where else “anak” appears- of your necklacesצַּוְּרֹנָיִtsavronayi
necklace
A jewel worn hanging around the throat.
Where else “tsavronayi” appears
Translation note
“My sister”: in this book, a name the beloved gives to the woman he loves (4:9, 10, 12; 5:1, 2); here it goes together with “bride.”
The context
8With 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.
9 · This verse (above)
10How beautiful is your love, my sister, bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than all balsams!