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Song of Solomon 3

Song of Sol. 3:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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It was but a little
m`at (Hebrew #4592)
from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
Pronounce: meh-at'
Origin: or miat {meh-awt'}
m that I passed
`abar (Hebrew #5674)
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
KJV usage: alienate, alter, X at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) + proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, + raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, + shave, cause to (make) sound, X speedily, X sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-)faring man, be wrath.
Pronounce: aw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
from them, but I found
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
n him whom my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
loveth
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
: I held
'achaz (Hebrew #270)
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
KJV usage: + be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Pronounce: aw-khaz'
Origin: a primitive root
o him, and would not let him go
raphah (Hebrew #7503)
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See 7495.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
, until I had brought
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
him into my mother’s
'em (Hebrew #517)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like 1)
KJV usage: dam, mother, X parting.
Pronounce: ame
Origin: a primitive word
house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, and into the chamber
cheder (Hebrew #2315)
an apartment (usually literal)
KJV usage: ((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within.
Pronounce: kheh'-der
Origin: from 2314
of her that conceived
harah (Hebrew #2029)
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.
Pronounce: haw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
me.
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Song of Sol. 6:12• 12Before I was aware, My soul set me upon the chariots of my willing people. (Song of Sol. 6:12)
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Isa. 45:19• 19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right. (Isa. 45:19)
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Jer. 29:12‑13• 12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;
 13and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart, (Jer. 29:12‑13)
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Rev. 3:11‑12• 11I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
 12He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:11‑12)

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Chamber,
House,
Mother,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Song of Sol. 6:12• 12Before I was aware, My soul set me upon the chariots of my willing people. (Song of Sol. 6:12)
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Prov. 8:17• 17I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me. (Prov. 8:17)
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Isa. 45:19• 19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right. (Isa. 45:19)
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Isa. 55:6‑7• 6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:6‑7)
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Jer. 29:13• 13and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart, (Jer. 29:13)
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Lam. 3:25• 25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (Lam. 3:25)
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Matt. 7:7• 7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)
I held.
Song of Sol. 7:5• 5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by thy ringlets! (Song of Sol. 7:5)
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Gen. 32:26• 26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me. (Gen. 32:26)
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Prov. 4:13• 13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life. (Prov. 4:13)
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Hos. 12:3‑4• 3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.
 4Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us, (Hos. 12:3‑4)
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Matt. 28:9• 9And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage. (Matt. 28:9)
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John 20:16‑17• 16Jesus says to her, Mary. She, turning round, says to him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which means Teacher.
 17Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God. (John 20:16‑17)
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Rev. 3:11‑12• 11I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
 12He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:11‑12)
I had.
Isa. 49:14‑18• 14But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
 15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these forget, but I will not forget thee.
 16Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
 17Thy sons shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that laid thee waste shall go forth from thee.
 18Lift up thine eyes round about and behold: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt indeed clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and bind them on as a bride doth. (Isa. 49:14‑18)
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Isa. 54:1‑3• 1Exult, thou barren, that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout for joy, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
 2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
 3For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess nations, and they shall make desolate cities to be inhabited. (Isa. 54:1‑3)
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Gal. 4:26• 26but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother. (Gal. 4:26)
• {v.4} As soon as she passes from them, she finds Him. Again He will have her rest in His love. But all this is only prophetically and in testimony, for the comfort of those who have not yet found Him, by showing them what He is for them. (“Song of Solomon 3” by J.N. Darby)
• When every hindrance is overcome - the bed, the city, the watchmen - it was but a little ere the bride found her Beloved. And when found she "held Him, and would not let Him go." And may we not say, in our day, the one great need of the Lord's people is this same energy of love, which, overcoming every hindrance, links the soul to Christ, and will not let Him go. (“Canticle 2: The Awakening of Love” by H. Smith)
• We may attempt to bring Christ back to earth - in other words, we may seek to connect Christ's name and authority with this world - but it will be in vain. Christ is not to be found in the city and broadways of this world, and if He is not found here, He cannot be enjoyed here. He can only be known, and enjoyed, in connection with the heavenly scene where He is and to which we belong. (“Canticle 2: The Awakening of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—Scarcely had I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.