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The watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִיםwho go aroundהַסֹּבְבִיםin the cityבָּעִירfound me;מְצָאֻנִיthey struck me,הִכּוּנִיthey wounded me;פְצָעוּנִיthey took awayנָשְׂאוּmy mantleאֶת רְדִידִיfrom me,מֵעָלַיthe watchmenשֹׁמְרֵיof the walls.הַחֹמוֹת
Song of Songs 5:7
Study it in the app“The watchmen who go around in the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; they took away my mantle from me, the watchmen of the walls.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 5:7, word by word
- The watchmenשֹּׁמְרִיםshomrim
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomrim” appears- who go aroundסֹּבְבִיםsovvim
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “sovvim” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- found meמְצָאֻmetsau
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metsau” appears- they struck meהִכּוּhiku
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hiku” appears- they wounded meפְצָעוּfetsau
wound, crush
Wound, crush.
Where else “fetsau” appears- they took awayנָשְׂאוּnasu
take
To get something; with "a wife", to marry.
Where else “nasu” appears- my mantleרְדִידִredidi
shawl, veil
A shawl or veil.
Where else “redidi” appears- of the wallsחֹמוֹתchomot
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomot” appears
The context
6I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had slipped away, had gone on; my soul went out when he spoke; I sought him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
7 · This verse (above)
8I make you swear, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? That I am sick with love.