Song of Solomon 2:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Listen!קֹ֣ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
My beloved!דֹּודִ֔י
(do·v·di,)
1730: beloved, love, unclefrom an unused word
Behold,הִנֵּה־
(hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
he is coming,בָּ֑א
(ba;)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
Climbingמְדַלֵּג֙
(me·dal·leg)
1801: to leapa prim. root
on the mountains,הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים
(he·ha·rim,)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
Leapingמְקַפֵּ֖ץ
(me·kap·petz)
7092: draw together, shuta prim. root
on the hills!הַגְּבָעֹֽות׃
(hag·ge·va·'o·vt.)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba


















KJV Lexicon
The voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of my beloved
dowd  (dode)
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
behold he cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
leaping
dalag  (daw-lag')
to spring -- leap.
upon the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
skipping
qaphats  (kaw-fats')
to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)
upon the hills
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!

King James Bible
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

International Standard Version
The voice of my beloved! Look! He's coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

NET Bible
Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I hear my beloved's voice. Look! Here he comes, sprinting over the mountains, racing over the hills.

King James 2000 Bible
The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
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