Song of Solomon 5:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
שָׁבַע
you have adjured/ us
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שָׁבַע
To swear, to take an oath. Shaba. God swore by Himself because there is none greater. His promises are backed by His own eternal nature.
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דּוֹד
is lover/ your
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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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