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We haveלָנוּa littleקְטַנָּהsister,אָחוֹתand she has noאֵין לָהּbreasts;וְשָׁדַיִםwhatמַהshall we doנַּעֲשֶׂהfor our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵנוּon the dayבַּיּוֹםwhenשֶׁone speaksיְּדֻבַּרof her?בָּהּ
Song of Songs 8:8
Study it in the app“We have a little sister, and she has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister on the day when one speaks of her?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 8:8, word by word
- a littleקְטַנָּהketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- sisterאָחוֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- breastsשָׁדַיִםshadayim
breasts
Breasts (of a nursing mother).
Where else “shadayim” appears- shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂהnaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naase” appears- on the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- one speaksיְּדֻבַּרyedubar
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedubar” appears
The context
7Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers flood it; if a man gave all the wealth of his house for love, with contempt they would despise him.
8 · This verse (above)
9If she is a wall, we will build on her battlements of silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with a board of cedar.