Song of Songs 6:11

“To the garden of walnut trees I went down to see the green shoots of the valley, to see whether the vine had blossomed, whether the pomegranates had budded.”

Song of Songs 6:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 6:11, word by word

To the gardenגִּנַּתginat

garden

Garden, an enclosed orchard.

Where else “ginat” appears
of walnut treesאֱגוֹזegoz

nut

Nut, walnut.

Where else “egoz” appears
I went downיָרַדְתִּיyaradti

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yaradti” appears
to seeרְאוֹתreot

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reot” appears
the green shootsאִבֵּיibe

greenness, bud

Greenness, a tender shoot: a plant while it is fresh and green.

Where else “ibe” appears
of the valleyנָּחַלnachal

valley

The hollow the water runs through.

Where else “nachal” appears
the vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

Where else “gefen” appears
had blossomedפָרְחָהfarcha

blossom

To sprout, blossom; or prosper.

Where else “farcha” appears
whether the pomegranatesרִמֹּנִיםrimonim

pomegranate tree

The tree that bears pomegranates, one of the good land's fruits.

Where else “rimonim” appears
had buddedהֵנֵצוּhenetsu

bud

To put out flowers or shoots.

Where else “henetsu” appears

The context

10Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, pure as the sun, fearsome as troops with banners?

11 · This verse (above)

12I did not know; my soul set me in the chariots of my noble people.

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