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Song of Solomon 8:6

In Song of Solomon 8 of Song of Solomon.

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.

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שִׂימֵ֨נִיsimeniputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “put”, a commandH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…כַֽחוֹתָ֜םkhachotamas sealחוֹתָםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as seal”, the ordinary formH2368a signature-ringseal, signet.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לִבֶּ֗ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…כַּֽחוֹתָם֙kachotamas sealחוֹתָםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as seal”, the ordinary formH2368a signature-ringseal, signet.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָzeroekhaarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עַזָּ֤הazahstrongעַזadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH5794strong, vehement, harshfierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.כַמָּ֨וֶת֙khamavetas deadמָוֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).אַהֲבָ֔הahavahloveאַהֲבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “love”, the ordinary formH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.קָשָׁ֥הqashahchurlishקָשֶׁהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “churlish”, the ordinary formH7186severe (in various applications)churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.כִשְׁא֖וֹלkhisholas graveשְׁאוֹלpreposition, noun, proper name — “as grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.קִנְאָ֑הqinahenvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “envy”, the ordinary formH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָreshafeyhaarrowרֶשֶׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7565a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, feverarrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, [phrase] spark, hot thunderbolt.רִשְׁפֵּ֕יrishpearrowרֶשֶׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7565a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, feverarrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, [phrase] spark, hot thunderbolt.אֵ֖שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְshalhevetflameשַׁלְהֶבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “flame”, the ordinary formH7957a flare of fire(flaming) flame.יָֽהyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave; the flashes thereof are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings [are] burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

World English Bible

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.

Darby Translation

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

Douay-Rheims

Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lamps thereof are fire and flames.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave; the flashes thereof are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave, her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θές με ὡς σφραγίδα ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν σου, ὡς σφραγίδα ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονά σου· ὅτι κραταιὰ ὡς θάνατος ἀγάπη, σκληρὸς ὡς ᾅδης ζῆλος· περίπτερα αὐτῆς περίπτερα πυρὸς, φλόγες αὐτῆς.