Song of Solomon 8:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”
זְרוֹעַ
Arm, strength, power. Zerowa. The arm of God is His active power intervening in human history. It is never too short to reach whatever needs reaching.
שׂוּם
put/ me
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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לֵב
heart/ your
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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מָוֶת
Death
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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רֶשֶׁף
are flashes of
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רֶשֶׁף
a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever
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אַהֲבָה
Love
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אַהֲבָה
{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}
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קָשֶׁה
is severe
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קָשֶׁה
severe (in various applications)
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עַז
is strong
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עַז
strong, vehement, harsh
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קִנְאָה
jealousy
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קִנְאָה
jealousy or envy
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חוֹתָם
Seal
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חוֹתָם
a signature-ring
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שַׁלְהֶבֶת
a flame of/ the Lord
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שַׁלְהֶבֶת
a flare of fire
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