Song of Solomon 3:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"On my bedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙
(mish·ka·vi)
4904: place of lying, a couch, act of lyingfrom shakab
nightבַּלֵּילֹ֔ות
(bal·lei·lo·vt,)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
after night I soughtבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי
(bik·kash·ti)
1245: to seeka prim. root
him Whom 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
loves;שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה
(she·'a·ha·vah)
157: to lovea prim. root
I soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו
(bik·kash·tiv)
1245: to seeka prim. root
him but did not findמְצָאתִֽיו׃
(me·tza·tiv.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
By night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
on my bed
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
I sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
him whom my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
loveth
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
I sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
him but I found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him.

King James Bible
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.

International Standard Version
Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him.

NET Bible
All night long on my bed I longed for my lover. I longed for him but he never appeared.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Night after night on my bed I looked for the one I love. I looked for him but did not find him.

King James 2000 Bible
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
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