Song of Solomon 2:6

שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ תַּ֣חַת לְרֹאשִׁ֔י וִימִינ֖וֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
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שְׂמֹאל וֹ֙
שְׂמֹאל
Root word left, hand, side
וֹ֙
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: שְׂמֹאול · seh-MOH-L

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: his left hand
or to the left ×8 nor to the left ×5 on the left ×5 the left ×4 and on his left ×3 his left hand ×3 and on their left ×2 on the left hand ×2
More options
left — Most versatile; works for direction, side, or hand.
left side — Prefer when emphasizing spatial position or orientation.
left hand — Use when the body part or gesture is in view.
north — Geographical contexts; left = north when facing east.
left flank — Military or architectural contexts needing precise lateral reference.

BDB4432 H4136 H8040

BDB4431 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4433

לְמוֺא֯ל Neh 12:38 read לַשְּׂמאֹל, see שׂמאל.

BDB8189 H7760 H8040 H8057

BDB8188 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8190

שׂוּמָה (van d. H. שׂימה Kt) perhaps noun feminine token of unluckiness, scowl; — 2Sam 13:32, so EwG iii. 234, H.172 (abbreviated fromשׂמאל; or emendation שִׁטְמָה) We RSEncy. Brit.(9) DAVID Kit, compare Dr HPS.

BDB8254 H8040

BDB8253 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8255

שְׂמאֹל, שְׂמאֹול (BaerJosh 1:7)54 noun [masculine] the left (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šumêlu; Arabic (also and , , north wind); Old Aramaic שמאל, Palmyrene (suffix) סמלך; Syriac ; √ dubious, שאם + ל NöM 128 HomA. u. A. i. (1892), 21 Köii. 1. 148, 405; (see also Thes DietrWortforschung 234), compare Arabic be unlucky, left, , north; Sabean שאם north, unlucky DHMEpigr. Denkm. 29; Epigr. Denkm. Arabic Nos. 6. 7; other views in Sta§ 299 LagBN 116); — שְׂמאֹל abs, Gen 13:9 +, construct Gen 48:13; 2Kgs 23:8 שְׂמאֹול absolute Num 20:17 +; suffix שְׂמאֹלֶ֑ךָ 2Sam 2:21, שְׂמאֹלוֺ Gen 48:13 +, etc.; — opposed to יָמִין except Gen 14:15; Judg 19:27; 2Kgs 23:8 —

1. left, region on the left, Gen 13:9 (J); on the left is ׳עַלשּֿׂ 2Kgs 23:8; Ezek 16:46; Zech 4:3; Zech 4:11, ׳עַלהַֿשּׂ 1Chr 6:29 compare 2Chr 18:18, also ׳מִשּׂ (a sinistra) Exod 14:22; Exod 14:29 (P), 2Sam 16:6 + 7 t. + ׳מִהַשּׂ 2Chr 3:17; Ezek 1:10, ׳לִשׂ Eccl 10:2, ׳שׂ alone Job 23:9 toward the left is ׳עַלשֿׂ Gen 24:49 (J), 2Sam 2:21; Zech 12:6, ׳עַלהַֿשּׂ 2Sam 2:19, ׳שׂ alone 1Sam 6:12; Isa 9:20 + 13 t.
2. ׳יַדשֿׂ left hand, Judg 3:21; Judg 7:20, so ׳שׂ alone Gen 48:18; Gen 48:13; Gen 48:14 (E), Judg 16:29; Ezek 39:8; Jonah 4:11; Prov 3:16; Dan 12:7; Song 2:6; Song 8:3.
3. = north (on left of one facing east, compare אָחוֺר d, יָמִין 4, קֶדֶם 1 b) Gen 14:15; Josh 19:27(P); of. Ezek 16:46.

left, hand, side
śĕmōwl
properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
  • the left, the left hand, the left side
    • left
      • "left hand"north (as one faces east)

תַּ֣חַת
תַּ֣חַת
Preposition under, stead, for, instead, place, …
Dictionary form: תַּחַת · ta-HAHT

Preposition

In the KJV here: is under
under ×138 in his stead ×70 for ×51 and under ×20 from under ×20 instead of ×13 beneath ×12 instead ×11
More options
under — Default spatial sense; below or beneath something.
beneath — Slightly more emphatic or literary than 'under'.
instead of — Substitution sense; one thing replacing another.
in place of — Substitution sense; slightly more formal than 'instead of'.
because of — Causal sense; use when context implies consequence or reason.
in exchange for — Commercial or reciprocal contexts; stresses equivalence.

BDB9138 H8478

BDB9137 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9139

תַּחַת noun [masculine] the under part (Arabic id.), hence as adverb accusative and preposition underneath, below, instead of (so Arabic , Sabean תחת, Ethiopic Phoenician תחת (Lzb385); Biblical Aramaic ᵑ7, תְּחוֺת, Palmyrene in מן לתחת Tariff Gen 1:4 (Cooke320), Syriac ); —

1. as adverb accusative Gen 49:25 (= Deut 33:13) the deep רֹבֶצֶת תָּ֑חַת that coucheth beneath; more usually with מִן, מִתָּחַת literally off (מִן 1 c) the under part = beneath, Exod 20:4 (= Deut 5:8) בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת (so Deut 4:39; Josh 2:1l 1Kgs 8:23 [both D2], Isa 51:6), Deut 33:27; Judg 7:8; Amos 2:9; Isa 14:9; Job 18:16; Ezek 47:1b II. as preposition; so construct, and with suffix (usually in the plural, and so literally in the parts underneath) תַּחְתַּי Hab 3:16+, חַתֵּנִי (compare בַּעֲדֵנִי, עוֺדֶנִּי: Ges«GKC:103d»§ 103d) 2Sam 22:37; 2Sam 22:40; 2Sam 22:48 (Ps 18:37; Ps 18:40; Ps 18:48 תַּחְתָּ֑י); תַּחְתֶּיךָ; תַּחְתָּיו (Kt תַּחְתּוֺ 2Sam 2:23; 2Sam 3:12; 2Sam 16:8; Job 9:13), תֵּחְתֶּיהָ Lev 13:23 + 16 t., תַּחְתֶּ֫נָּה (compare אֵינֶנָּה, עוֺדֶנָּה) Gen 2:21 תַּחְתֵּינוּ 1Sam 14:9; Ps 47:4 תַּחְתֵּיהֶם Josh 2:14; Amos 2:13 תַּחְתֵּיהֶם Num 16:31; 1Kgs 20:24; 1Chr 4:41; 1Chr 5:22; 2Chr 12:10 (for תַּחְתָּם 1Kgs 14:27), תַּחְתָּם Deut 2:12 + 10 t., תַּחְתֵּקהֶן Jer 28:13 —
1. under, beneath, Gen 7:19 הַשָּׁמַיִם תַּחַת כָּלֿ under the whole heaven (so Deut 2:25; Deut 4:19; Job 28:24; Job 37:3; Job 41:3; Dan 9:12), Dan 18:4 הָעֵץ ׳ת, Dan 21:15; Dan 24:2 + often; Job 30:14 שׁוֺאָה ׳תּ under the crash they roll themselves against me; הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ׳ת Eccl 1:3; Eccl 1:9; Eccl 1:13 + often Ecclesiastes (so in Phoenician, Cooke4. 7; 5. 12). With לְ 2Chr 4:3 תַּחַת לוֺ, Song 2:6 = Song 8:3 לְראֹשִׁי ׳ת. Idiomatic
  a. תַּחַת הָהָר at the foot of the mountain, Exod 24:4; Deut 4:11, so Deut 3:17 ׳אַשְׁדֹּת הַפִּסְגָּה ת Josh 11:3; Josh 11:17 +; figurative Ps 18:37 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּרְחִיד אְעָדַי thou broadenest mysteps under me, Job 36:15 רַחַב לאֹ מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיךָ (so read for תחתיה, Di Bu) breadth unstraitened is beneath thee.
  b. ׳הַלָּשׁוֺן ת, of something held there as a dainty morsel, and ready, when needed, to be brought out, figurative of sweetness Song 4:11, of evil Ps 10:7 ׳לְשֹׁנוֺ עָמָל וָאָוֶן ת, Job 20:12 (so שְׁפָתֵימוֺ ׳ת Ps 140:4), of praise Ps 66:17 לְשֹׁנוֺ ׳וְרוֺמַם ת (synonym בִּגְרוֺנָם Ps 149:6).
  c. ׳תַּחַת פ:
   (a) of subjection, Ps 18:40 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּכְּ רִיעַ קָמַי, vPs 18:48 (compare Ps 47:4; Ps 144:2), Ps 45:6; Job 9:13.
   (b) of a woman, אִישָׁתּ ׳ת, i.e. under his authority, Num 5:19; Num 5:20; Num 5:29, so Ezek 23:5 תַּחְתַּי being under me = being mine (figurative of Israel as ׳י's spouse), compare ὕπανδρος Rom 7:2, and Qor 66:10.
   (c) of being burdened or oppressed under, Isa 24:5 the earth יָֽשְׁבֶיהָ ׳הָֽנְפָה ת, Prov 30:21 שָׁלוֺשׁ רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ ׳ת, vProv 30:22 vProv 30:23; Hab 3:7 אָיֶן ׳ת i.e. (si vera 1.) suffering under calamity.
  d. ׳יַד פ ׳ת, of authority or control, Gen 41:35 יַד פַּרְעֹה ׳וְיִצְבְּרוּ בָר ת; Judg 3:30 (compare Ps 106:42), 1Sam 21:4; 1Sam 21:5 (strike out אֶל; dittograph חֹל), v.1Sam 21:9; Isa 3:6.
  e. ׳רַגְלֵי פ ׳ת, of subjection or conquest, Ps 8:7 רַגְלָיו כֹּל ׳שַׁתָּה ת, Ps 18:39; Ps 47:4; Lam 3:34, compare Mal 3:31.
2. what is under one, the place in which one stands: hence as accusative,
  a. with reflexive pronoun, idiomatic, in one's place, where one stands, Exod 16:29 תַּחְתָּיו שְׁבוּ אִישׁ abide every one in his place, Lev 13:23; Lev 13:28; Josh 5:8; Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20; Judg 7:21; 1Sam 14:9 וְעָמַדְנוּ תַחְתֵּינוּ we will remain where we are, 2Sam 2:23 וַיָּמָת תַּחְתָּו he died where he was (compare Jer 38:9 [read וּמֵת]), Jer 7:10; Isa 25:10; Isa 46:7; Amos 2:13; Hab 3:16 וְתַחְתַּי אֶרְגָּ֑ז I tremble where I stand, Zech 12:6; Zech 14:10; Job 36:20; Job 40:12 תַּחְתָּם
  b. in transferred sense, in place of, instead of: (a) Gen 2:18; Gen 4:25 הֶבֶל ׳ת instead of Abel, Gen 22:13 בְּנוֺ ׳ת, Gen 30:2 אלהיס אנכי ׳הֲת (compare Gen 50:19), Gen 44:33; 2Sam 19:1 + often; Job 16:4; Isa 3:24; Isa 55:13; Isa 61:3; Isa 61:7 of one succeeding to the place of another, תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּמְחֹ Gen 36:33-49 1Kgs 8:20; 1Kgs 11:43; 1Kgs 14:20 + often, Deut 2:12; Deut 2:21 וַיֵָּֽשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם, Lev 16:32; 1Kgs 2:35 +; Ps 45:17 in place of thy fathers (whom thou mayest therefore forget) will be thy children. compare in Ph CISi.3.9 (Cooke30). Sq. infinitive Isa 60:15 הֱיוֺתֵח ׳ת instead of thy being . . . Peculiarly Job 34:26 (si vera lectio)= as if they were, like; but text very dubious; Bi Bu תָּחֵת חֲמָתוֺ רְשָׁעִ֑ים his wrath breaketh in pieces the wicked. (b) in particular, of things mutually interchanged, in place of, in exchange or return for: Gen 30:15 דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵח ׳ת in return, for thy son's love-apples, Exod 21:23) גֶפְשׁlife for life, vExod 21:24 vExod 21:25 vExod 21:26 vExod 21:27 vExod 21:36 v.Exod 22:37, Josh 2:14 נַפְשֵׁנוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם לָמוּת, 1Sam 2:20; 1Kgs 20:39 נפשׁו ׳נפשׁך ת, v1Kgs 20:42 (compare 2Kgs 10:24), 2Kgs 21:2; Isa 43:3; Isa 43:4 often with verbs of requiting, Gen 44:4 טוֺבָם ׳לָ֫מּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה ת why have ye rewarded evil in exchange for good ? 1Sam 25:21; 2Sam 16:12; 2Sam 19:22; Ps 35:12 טוֺבָה ׳יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי דָעָה ת, Ps 38:21a; Ps 109:4; Ps 109:5; Prov 17:3 +; Jer 5:19 תַּחַת מֶה in return for what? (compare עַלמֶֿה Jer 22:8; Deut 29:23; 1Kgs 9:8). So followed by infinitive Ps 38:21b.
3. as conjunction: a. תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר:
   (a) instead of that (German. anstatt dass), Deut 28:62 הֱיִיתֶם ׳א ׳ת instead of that ye were..., instead of your being.., Ezek 36:34. (b) in return for (the fact) that, because that (ᵐ5 ἀνθ’ ὧν Amos 1:3 + often), Num 25:13 ׳אֲשֶׁר קִנָּא לא ׳ת, Deut 21:14; Deut 22:29; Deut 28:47; 1Sam 26:21; 2Kgs 22:17 = 2Chr 34:25; Isa 53:12; Jer 29:19; Jer 50:7; 2Chr 21:12.
  b. תַּחַת כִּי Deut 4:37 (but ? read : וֶַ˜תּחִי as end of vDeut 4:36), Prov 1:29. compare עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר (כִּיׅ. III compounds: —
1. אֶלתַּֿחַת, after a verb of motion:
  a. (in) under, Judg 6:19 וַיּוֺצֵא אֶלֿ הָאֵלָה ׳ת, 1Kgs 8:6 (|| 2Chr 5:7), Jer 3:6; Jer 38:11 (on 1Sam 21:5 see II. 1 d); after קָרָא Zech 3:10: so ׳לְ ׳אֶלתֿ Ezek 10:2.
  b. into the place of, Lev 14:42.
2. מִתַּחַת (= ὑπ’ ἐκ):
  a. alone, from under, from beneath as מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם Gen 1:7, and especially after such verbs as שִׁחֵת Gen 6:17, מָחֶה Exod 17:14; Deut 9:14; Deut 25:19; Deut 29:19; 2Kgs 14:27, הֶאֲבִיד Deut 7:24, compare Lam 3:66; Ezek 47:1 a מִפְּתַּן ׳מִתּ הַבַּיִת, Prov 22:27 לָ֫מָּה יִקַח מִשְׁכָּֽבְּךָ מִּתַּחְתֶּיךָ; Exod 6:6; Exod 6:7 סִבְלוֺת מִצְרַיִם ׳מִתּ, Hos 4:12 אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ׳וַיִּזְנוּ מִתּ (compare II. 1 c a, b); ׳יַד פ ׳מִתּ (compare II. 1 d) from under the hand (power) of ... Exod 18:10; 2Kgs 8:20; 2Kgs 8:22; 2Kgs 13:5; 2Kgs 17:7 +; מִתַּחְתָּיו (compare II. 2 a) from his place Exod 10:23; Zech 6:12. Rarely = תַּחַת or ׳מִתַּחַת לְ, Gen 1:9 (P) Ezek 1:8; Ezek 42:9; Ezek 46:23; Job 26:5.
  b. ׳מִתַּחַת לְ (opposed to ׳מִמַּעַל לְ) under, beneath: Gen 1:17 ׳הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתּ לָרָקִיעַ, Exod 20:4 הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ (so Deut 4:18; Deut 5:8), Judg 3:16 לְמַדָּיו ׳מִתּ, Jer 38:12 +; of locality, Gen 35:8 לְבֵיתְאֵל ׳מִתּ, 1Sam 7:11; 1Kgs 4:12.
  c. ׳לְמִתַּחַת לְ ( compare מִן 9 b), id quod ׳מִתַּחַת לְ 1Kgs 7:32.

BDB9998 H8460 H8478 H8479

BDB9997 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9999

תְּחוֺת preposition under (Biblical Hebrew תַּחַתּ; ᵑ7 תְּחוֺת, Syriac , , adverb ; Palmyrene מן לתחת Cooke320); — Dan 7:27 תְּחוֺת כָּלשְֿׁמַיָּא (compare Biblical Hebrew II. 1); in plural with suffix (as Biblical Hebrew, Syriac, ᵑ7) Dan 4:9 תְּחֹתֹהִי (so ᵑ7Onk Lev 15:10: Dalm§ 47, 2), vLev 15:18. With מִן, Jer 10:11 מִן תְּחוֺת שְׁמַיָּא (compare Biblical Hebrew III. 2); suffix Dan 4:11 מִןתַּֿחְתּוֺהִי (the form as Syriac adverb above, unless a Hebraizing punct.).

under, stead, for, instead, place, …
taḥat
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
  • the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas
    • (n m) the under part
      • "(adv accus) beneath"(prep) under, beneath
      • at the foot of (idiom)
        • "sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (figuratively)"of subjection or conquest
      what is under one, the place in which one stands
      • in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
        • "in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)"in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
      (conj) instead of, instead of that"in return for that, because that in compounds"in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)"from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

לְ רֹאשִׁ ֔י
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
רֹאשִׁ
Root word head, chief, heads, top, beginning, …
֔י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: רֹאשׁ · rohsh

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: my head
the head ×56 his head ×49 the chief ×33 the top ×30 head ×23 their heads ×21 the heads ×19 chief ×17
More options
head — Primary anatomical or positional sense; most versatile.
top — Prefer for mountains, pillars, or physical summits.
leader — Best when רֹאשׁ denotes a person of authority.
chief — Titular sense; fits ranks, tribes, or priestly roles.
beginning — Use for temporal or sequential firsts.
sum — Specific to census or enumeration contexts.

BDB7678 H7218 H7226 H4763 H7219 H7220

BDB7677 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7679

I. רֹאשׁ599 noun masculineLev 13:45 head (common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic , Sabean ראס PräZMG xxix (1875). 425 MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; Ethiopic Amharic hence (a heightened) Assyrian rêšu (rarely râšu), Aramaic רֵישָׁא (Egyptian Aramaic ראש CookeNorth-Semitic Inscr. 404), , modern (Ma'lûla) ra±ša, HuartJAs xii (1878), 491 Duvalid. xiii(1879), 464; Palmyrene רשא, Lzb366, compare Biblical Hebrew רִישׁוֺן, רֵאשִׁית; from*ra'š, also Biblical Hebrew רָאשׁ֩, ראֹשׁ (LagSymm. i. 113), Tel Amarna rušu(nu) Wkl189, 18 (gloss to ‡a‡‡adunu), Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; SI6 ראש, Phoenician רשׁ, ראש (in proper name), Punic rus (in proper name, of a location) SchrödPhoenician Spr.133, ראשת choicest, chief; on MI20 (suffix) רשה, Lev 1:28 ש[ר], compare Sm. u. So14 NöLCB Jan. 8, 1887, 60); — ׳ר absolute Gen 3:15 +, construct Gen 40:20 +; suffix ראֹשִׁי vGen 40:16 +, etc.; plural רָאשִׁים (for רְאָשִׁים֩ NöGGA 1884, 1019) Exod 18:25 +; construct רָאשֵׁי Hos 7:13 + [מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵי 1Sam 26:12 see מְרַאֲשׁוֺת below]; suffix רָאשֵׁינוּ 1Chr 12:19, רָאשֵׁיכֶם Isa 29:10 +, etc.; —

1. a. (c. 230 t.) head, of human being; man Gen 40:16; Gen 40:17. + often, גֶּבֶר ׳לְר Judg 5:30 for the head of a man, i.e. for each man, per capita; woman 2Kgs 9:30; Deut 21:12; Num 5:18; Esth 2:17 boy 2Kgs 4:19 (twice in verse); Gen 48:14 (twice in verse) +; of ׳י, under figure of armed man Ps 60:9 = Ps 108:9 of idol 1Sam 5:4 of gates, personified Ps 24:7; Ps 24:9.
  b. head, of animals: of serpent Gen 3:15, dog 2Sam 3:8, ass 2Kgs 6:25, of הַחַיָּה in Ezek 1:22 compare vEzek 1:22 vEzek 1:26, of הַכְּרֻבִים Ezek 10:1 compare vEzek 10:11 of sea-monsters, לִוְיָתָן Job 40:31; Ps 74:14, תַּנִּינִים vPs 74:13 especially of animals for sacrifice Exod 12:9; Exod 29:15; Exod 29:19; Lev 1:4; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:12; Lev 1:15; Lev 3:2; Lev 3:8 + 18 t. P; in phrase וְזָנָב ׳ר Isa 9:13 (figurative of noble and commoner) compare v.Isa 9:14; Isa 19:15, so (figurative of relative dignity, power, influence) Deut 28:13; Deut 28:44.
2. a. top (88 t.): of mountain, הַר, Gen 8:5; Exod 19:20 (twice in verse); Exod 24:17; Exod 34:2 + 34 t.; hill, גִּבְעָה, Exod 17:9; Exod 17:10 (E), 2Sam 8:25 מְרוֺמִים ׳ר Prov 8:2 + Prov 1:21 Toy (for ᵑ0 הֹמִיּוֺת), גֵּיא ׳ר שְׁמָנִים Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 of rocks, צֻרִים, Num 23:9 (JE), crag, סֶלַע, 2Chr 25:12 (twice in verse); tower Gen 11:4 (J), stronghold Judg 6:26, ladder Gen 28:12 (E), tree 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15, bough Isa 17:6 compare Ezek 17:4; Ezek 17:22, mast (?; חִבֵּל) Prov 23:34 (otherwise Toy); of ears of grain, שִׁבֹּלֶת Job 24:24, of stone Gen 28:18 (E), bed, מִטָּה, Gen 47:31 (J), throne, עָגוֺל לַכִּסֵּה׳ר 1Kgs 10:19, tabernacle, or its wall, Exod 26:24 = Exod 36:29 (P); pillar ( =capital) 1Kgs 7:16; 1Kgs 7:17 + 13: t., מְכוֺנָה v1Kgs 7:35 v1Kgs 7:35, lampstand Zech 4:2 (twice in verse), high priest's robe, מְעִיל, Exod 28:32 (P), פִּנָּה ׳ר Ps 118:22 top of (the) corner, i.e. most conspicuous stone (figurative); = tip, end, of staves 1Kgs 8:8= 2Chr 5:9, of sceptre Esth 5:2.
  b. height of stars Job 22:12 (|| גֹּבַהּ שָׁמַיִם).
3.: 171
  a. head = chief (man) Judg 10:18; Judg 11:8; Judg 11:9; Judg 11:11; Exod 18:25 (E), Num 1:16 (P), Deut 1:15; Hos 2:2; Mic 3:1 + often; apparently combined with idea of first in a series 1Chr 12:10. (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:9, series of 11); of God 2Chr 13:12.
  b. = chief (city) Josh 11:10 (D), compare (of city and king) Isa 7:3; Isa 7:8; Isa 7:9 (twice in verse).
  c. chief nation Jer 31:7.
  d. =chief (place, position) 1Sam 9:22; 1Kgs 21:9; 1Kgs 21:12; Deut 20:9; 1Chr 4:42 (compare also 5).
  e. הָראֹשׁ chief priest 2Kgs 25:18= Jer 52:24; 2Chr 19:11; 2Chr 24:11; 2Chr 26:20, הַכֹּחֵן ראֹשׁ 1Chr 27:5, ׳הָר ׳הַכּ 2Chr 31:10; Ezra 7:5 ׳י alone 2Chr 24:6 רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים Neh 12:7. feminine especially = head of a family (P Chronicles); רָאשֵׁי בֵּית (rare ראֹשׁ) אֲבוֺתָ (םׅ) Exod 6:14; Num 7:2; Num 17:18; Josh 22:14; 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 7:9 בֵּית הָאָבוֺת ׳ר v1Chr 7:40 לְבֵית אֲבֹתָיו ׳ר Num 1:4, compare 1Chr 5:15; 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 7:2; 1Chr 9:13; 1Chr 24:4 אֻמּוֺת בַּיתאָֿב ׳ר Num 25:15 אֲבוֺת ׳ר הָעַדָה Num 31:26 compare Num 32:28; Josh 14:1; Josh 21:1 אֲבוֺת הַלְוִיִּם ׳ר Exod 6:25; Josh 21:1 (הָ)אָבוֺת לַלְּוִיִם ׳ר 1Chr 9:33; 1Chr 9:34; 1Chr 15:12, compare Num 36:1; Josh 19:51; 1Chr 8:6; 1Chr 8:13; 1Chr 23:9; 1Chr 23:24 + 10 t. Chronicles; absolute ׳ר (הָ)אָבוֺת 1Chr 8:10; 1Chr 8:28; 1Chr 9:9; 1Chr 26:32; 1Chr 27:1; 2Chr 1:2 + 8 t. Ezra Nehemiah (Chronicles); אֲכֹתֵיהֶם ׳ר Ezra 8:1 רָאשִׁים לְאָכוֺת Neh 11:13 so also ׳י alone 1Chr 5:7; 1Chr 5:12; 1Chr 7:3; 1Chr 8:28 +; apparently combined with idea of first in a series 1Chr 23:8 (series of 3), v1Chr 23:11 (of 4), v1Chr 23:19 (of 3), v1Chr 23:20 (of 2).
4. a. head=front, leader's place Mic 2:13; 2Chr 20:27, compare Amos 6:7.
  b. of time, beginning, of night-watch Judg 7:19; Lam 2:19 absolute מֵראֹשׁ from the beginning Isa 40:21; Isa 41:4; Isa 41:26 (|| מִלְּפָנִים), Isa 48:16; Prov 8:23 (|| מֵעוֺלָם),. Eccl 3:11 (|| עַדסֿוֺף); first of months Exod 12:2 (|| רִאשׁוֺן), Num 10:10; Num 28:11 (all P); בָּראֹשׁ 1Chr 16:7 at first.
  c. of things, river-heads Gen 2:10 (J); עַפְרוֺת תֵּכֵל ׳ר Prov 8:26.
5. chief, choicest, best, of spices, כשׂמ(יםׅ, Ezek 27:22; Exod 30:23 (P), Song 4:14 שִׂמְחָתִי ׳ר Ps 137:6 the choicest of my joy.
6. head = division of army, company, band : Judg 7:16; Judg 7:20; Judg 9:34; Judg 9:37; Judg 9:43; Judg 9:44 (twice in verse); 1Sam 11:11; 1Sam 13:17 (twice in verse); 1Sam 13:18 (twice in verse) Job 1:17.
7. =sum, especially in phrase ׳בְּנֵייִֿשׂ ׳נָשָׂא אֶתרֿ Exod 30:12take the sum of, enumerate, compare Num 1:2; Num 1:49; Num 4:2; Num 4:22; Num 26:2; Num 31:26; Num 31:49 בְּראֹשׁוֺ Lev 5:24 in its sum, i.e. in full, so Num 5:7 (all P); of ׳י's thoughts Ps 139:17 compare ראֹשׁ דְּבָֽרְךָ אֱמֶתPs 119:160.
8. other phrase are : ׳נָשָׂא אֶתרֿאֹשׁ פ see נָשָׂא Qal 1 b (2); יָרוּם ראֹשִׁי עַלאֹֿיְבַי Ps 27:6, מֵרִים ראֹשִׁי ׳י Ps 3:4 (Ps 110:7; Ps 140:10 see רום); shake the head, see נוּעַ Hiph`il, compare יָנִיד בְּראֹשׁוֺ Jer 8:16, מְנוֺד ראֹשׁ Ps 44:15 נָתַן דֶּרֶךְ בְּראֹשׁ, i.e. requite, see נתן Qal 2 b near the end; יָשׁוּב גְּמֻלְךָ ׳בְּר Obad 1:15, compare Ps 7:17; 1Kgs 2:33 (below דָּם 2 i and (with ׳עַלרֿ) Esth 9:25, הֵשִׁיב רָעָה בְּראֹשׁ Judg 9:57; 1Sam 25:39; 1Kgs 2:44, compare Joel 1Kgs 4:4; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 2:32 (sub דָּם 2 i, compare Neh 3:36 (אֶלרֿאֹשָׁם), see also 2Sam 3:29 below 1. חוּל 3; see, further, דָּם 2 i; Dan 1:10 see חוּב Pi`el

BDB9878 H7217 H7218

BDB9877 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9879

רֵאשׁ noun masculineDan 7:6 head (Egyptian Aramaic, S-CPap.; Palmyrene רש; ᵑ7 רֵישׁ, Syriac ; Biblical Hebrew ראֹשׁ); — construct ׳ר Dan 7:1 emphatic הָ֯ Dan 2:38 suffix רֵאשׁי Dan 4:2 +, חָ֯ Dan 2:28, הֵּ֯ vDan 2:32 +, הַּ֯ Dan 7:20, הֵ֯וֺן Dan 3:27 plural absolute רֵאשִׁין Dan 7:6, suffix רָאשֵׁיהֹם (K§§ 53, Anm. b); 63 GuHpt on the passage) Ezra 5:10 —

1. head of man Dan 3:27, compare Dan 7:9 in vision: of image Dan 2:32; Dan 2:38, beast Dan 7:6; Dan 7:20.
2. head as seat of visions, הֶזְוֵי רֵאשָׁךְ, etc., Dan 2:28; Dan 4:2; Dan 4:7; Dan 4:10; Dan 7:1; Dan 7:15.
3. = chief, ׳בְּר Ezra 5:10 in the capacity of their chiefs.
4. sum, essential content, of matters Dan 7:1 (NesMM 40 beginning).

head, chief, heads, top, beginning, …
rōš
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
  • head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
    • head (of man, animals)
      • "top, tip (of mountain)"height (of stars)"chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)"head, front, beginning"chief, choicest, best"head, division, company, band"sum

וִ ימִינ ֖וֹ
וִ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ימִינ
Root word hand, right, side, south
֖וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: יָמִין · yaw-MEEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and his right hand
thy right hand ×11 his right hand ×9 the right hand ×9 to the right hand ×9 on the right hand ×5 his right ×4 on the right side ×4 the right ×4
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right hand — Most common sense; literal hand or metonym for power.
right side — Prefer for spatial or directional contexts.
right — Concise; works for both direction and body part.
south — Use when orientation faces east; geographic contexts.
strength — Idiomatic sense when right hand symbolizes power or favor.

BDB3570 H3225

BDB3569 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3571

I. יָמִין137 noun feminineExod 15:6 (Prov 27:16 no except, see Now Str) right hand (Late Hebrew id.; SI3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא, ; Arabic right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic right hand, right side, Sabean ימן right hand, ימנת soth, are also quoted; Assyrian imnu, right, right side, on the right, DlHWB 307) — absolute יָמִין Gen 13:9 + 40 t.; construct יְמִין 1Sam 23:24 + 19 t.; suffix יְמִינִי Jer 22:24 + 6 t., etc.; always singular: —

1. right hand:
  a. literally of man, often opposed to שׂמאֹול Gen 48:13; Gen 48:14 (compare vGen 48:18), Dan 12:7 יָדַע בֵּיןיְֿמִינוֺ לִשְׂמאֹלוֺ Jonah 4:11 distinguish between one's right hand and one's left; שׁלח ימים Judg 5:26 (|| יד); as holding the lot Ezek 21:27 also of right hand as skilful Ps 137:5 as receiving bribes Ps 26:10 (|| יָדַיִן); used in false swearing יְמִינָם וְמִין שֶׁקֶר Ps 144:8; Ps 144:11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; oft also with יַד, יַדיִֿמִינוֺ Gen 48:17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Judg 7:20; 2Sam 20:9 אִטֵּר יַדיְֿמִינוֺ Judg 3:15; Judg 20:16 bound as to one's right hand, i.e. left-handed.
  b. figurative, of right hand as held by ׳י Isa 41:13; Isa 45:1 so יַדיֿמיני Ps 73:23.
  c. right hand of ׳י, as instrument of delivering Israel Exod 15:6 (twice in verse); Exod 15:12 +, compare בִּגְכוּרוֺת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֺ Ps 20:7 שְׁנוֺת יְמִין עֶלְיוֺן Ps 77:11 || זְרוֺעַ Ps 98:1 as acquiring the temple-site Ps 78:54 as holding his servant Ps 18:36 (line omitted in || 2Sam 22:36), compare Ps 63:9 & בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isa 41:10 as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies Ps 21:9 (|| יד); as full of צֶדֶק Ps 48:11 as dispensing blessings Ps 16:11 נעימות בימינך (compare Prov 3:16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath is Ps 62:8 (|| זְרוֺעַ).
2. of situation on, or direction toward, the right:
  a. of situation, with מִן, מִימִינָם וּמְשְּׂמאֹלָם Exod 14:22; Exod 14:29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2Sam 16:6; 1Kgs 7:39; 1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 3:17; 2Chr 4:6; 1Kgs 22:19 (= 2Chr 18:18 with על), 2Chr 4:7; 2Chr 4:8; Ps 91:7 (|| מִצִּדְּךָ); for protection Ps 16:8 מימין ל 2Kgs 23:13; Ezek 10:3 with לְ, וַתֵּשֶׁב לִימִינוֺ 1Kgs 2:19, so Ps 110:1; Ps 45:10; Ps 109:31 with עַלֿ Zech 3:1; 1Chr 6:24; 2Chr 18:18 (= 1Kgs 22:19 with מן), Neh 8:4; Job 30:12; Ps 109:6 compare Ps 110:5 without preposition יְמִין הָעִיר 2Sam 24:5; Job 23:9.
  b. of direction toward, literal נָטָה ימין Num 20:17; Num 22:26 (both J E); סוּר ימין Deut 2:27; 1Sam 6:12 ׳פָּרַץ ימין ושׂ Isa 54:3 also (verb הִפָּרֶד in prev. clause) Gen 13:9 הַבֵּיט ימין Ps 142:5 and looking is implied also in Ezek 1:10 (with אֶלֿ; opposed to מֵהַשְּׂמאֹול); with עַל, נטה (לָלֶכֶת) על הַיָּמִין 2Sam 2:19; 2Sam 2:21 פנה עליֿמין Gen 24:49 followed by אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Josh 17:1 with לְ, לַיָמִין מֵעַל לַחוֺמָה Neh 12:31 (verb omitted, went) to the right above the wall; figurative of moral deviation, סוּר מִןהַֿדָּבָריָ֗֗֗מִין וּשְׂמאֹול Deut 17:11, so Deut 5:29; Deut 17:20; Deut 28:14; Josh 1:7; Josh 23:6; 2Kgs 22:2 = 2Chr 34:2 ׳נטה ימין ושׂ Prov 4:27 also (very late) of the right as morally good, לֵב חָכָן לִימִינוֺ (opposed to שׂמאל) Eccl 10:2 De Reuss Now.
3. of other parts of the body, besides hand (see יַדיֿמינו etc. above): right thigh יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judg 3:16; Judg 3:24 eye עֵין יָמִין 1Sam 11:2 עין ימינו Zech 11:17 (twice in verse); especially שׁוֺק הַיָּמִין i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal Exod 29:22; Lev 7:32; Lev 7:33; Lev 8:25; Lev 8:26; Lev 9:21; Num 18:18.
4. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: מִימִין הַיְשִׁימוֺן 1Sam 23:19 אֶליְֿמִין v1Sam 23:24 ישׁב מִימִינֵךְ Ezek 16:46 (|| עלשֿׂמאולך); צָפוֺן וְיָמִין Ps 89:13 perhaps also Ps 107:3, see יָם
9.

hand, right, side, south
yāmîn
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
  • right, right hand, right side
    • right hand
      • "right (of direction)"south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

תְּחַבְּקֵֽ נִי
תְּחַבְּקֵֽ
Root word embrace, embraced, embracing, foldeth
נִי
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: חָבַק · haw-BAHK

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: doth embrace me
and embrace ×2 and embraced ×2 and embraced him ×1 doth embrace me ×1 embrace ×1 foldeth together ×1 from embracing ×1 shalt embrace ×1
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embrace — Most natural modern rendering; works in nearly all contexts.
hold in one's arms — More literal; vivid for tender or physical scenes.
hug — Informal, warm register; suitable for familial or affectionate contexts.
clasp — Slightly formal; good for solemn or poetic passages.
fold in one's arms — Modernizes KJV 'foldeth'; poetic, nurturing tone.
wrap one's arms around — Descriptive and vivid; useful for narrative prose.

BDB2510 H2263

BDB2509 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2511

[חָבַק] verb clasp, embrace (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 חַבֵּק; Mandean , NSyriac ; Arabic II. collect one's possessions, etc., Frey) —

Qal Infinitive לַחֲבוֺק Eccl 3:5 Participle חֹבֵּק Eccl 4:5 חֹבֶקֶת 2Kgs 4:16 — embrace, with accusative בֵּן 2Kgs 4:16 יָדָיו Eccl 4:5 (said of הַכְּסִיל = fold his arms, i.e. be idle; compare חִבֻּק); no object expressed Eccl 3:5 (|| Pi`el). Pi`el Perfect חִבְּקוּ Job 24:8; Lam 4:5 Imperfect וַיְחַבֵּק Gen 48:10 וַיְחַבֶּקֿ Gen 29:13 וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ Gen 33:4 3 feminine singular suffix תְּחַבְּקֵ֫נִי Song 2:6; Song 8:3 2 masculine singular וּתְחַבֵּק Prov 5:20, suffix תְּחַבְּקֶ֫נָּה Prov 4:8 Infinitive חַבֵּק Eccl 3:5 — embrace of person, no object עת לִרְחֹק מֵחַבֵּק Eccl 3:5 (|| Qal); followed by לְ Gen 29:13 (J), Gen 48:10 (E); followed by suffix Gen 33:4 (J), Prov 4:8; Song 2:6; Song 8:3 with accusative Prov 5:20 embrace צוּר for want of shelter Job 24:8 (of poor); embrace refuse-heaps אשׁפתות Lam 4:5, i.e. are outcasts.

embrace, embraced, embracing, foldeth
ḥābaq
to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
  • to embrace, clasp
    • (Qal)
      • to embrace
        • "to fold one's hands in idleness (figuratively)
      (Piel) to embrace

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ Pashta — a lesser break תַּ֣חַת לְרֹאשִׁ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וִימִינ֖וֹ Tipeha — a lesser break תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי Silluq — end of the verse

שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת לְרֹאשִׁי וִימִינוֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃
6
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Cross References

Zephaniah 3:17

יְהוָה אֱלֹהַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּך גִּבּוֹר יוֹשִׁיעַ יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ בְּשִׂמְחָה יַחֲרִישׁ בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ יָגִיל עָלַיִךְ בְּרִנָּֽה׃
17
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Isaiah 54:5

כִּי בֹעֲלַיִךְ עֹשַׂיִךְ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ וְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהֵי כָל-הָאָרֶץ יִקָּרֵֽא׃
5
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Song of Solomon 8:3

שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת רֹאשִׁי וִֽימִינוֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃
3
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

Jeremiah 32:41

וְשַׂשְׂתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם לְהֵטִיב אוֹתָם וּנְטַעְתִּים בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת בֶּאֱמֶת בְּכָל-לִבִּי וּבְכָל-נַפְשִֽׁי׃
41
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

Proverbs 4:8

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃
8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

John 3:29

ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται
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He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Isaiah 62:4

לֹֽא-יֵאָמֵר לָךְ עוֹד עֲזוּבָה וּלְאַרְצֵךְ לֹא-יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שְׁמָמָה כִּי לָךְ יִקָּרֵא חֶפְצִי-בָהּ וּלְאַרְצֵךְ בְּעוּלָה כִּֽי-חָפֵץ יְהוָה בָּךְ וְאַרְצֵךְ תִּבָּעֵֽל׃
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Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Ephesians 5:25

Οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας ἑαυτῶν καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς
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Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Song of Solomon 2:5
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