Song of Solomon 5:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
דּוֹד
lover/ my
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דּוֹד
Beloved, loved one. Dod. My beloved is mine and I am His. The language of intimate love pointing to God's love for His people.
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מָלֵא
is filled
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מָלֵא
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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פָּתַח
open
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פָּתַח
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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לַיִל
night
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לַיִל
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
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תָּם
perfect one/ my
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תָּם
complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear
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רָסִיס
dewdrops of
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רָסִיס
properly, dripping to pieces, i.e. a ruin; also a dew-drop
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יוֹנָה
dove/ my
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יוֹנָה
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
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דָּפַק
knocking
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דָּפַק
to knock; by analogy, to press severely
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עוּר
was awake
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עוּר
to wake (literally or figuratively)
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טַל
dew
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טַל
dew (as covering vegetation)
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קְוֻצָּה
locks/ my
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קְוֻצָּה
a forelock (as shorn)
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רַעְיָה
friend/ my
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רַעְיָה
a female associate
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יָשֵׁן
was sleeping
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יָשֵׁן
sleepy
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