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Song of Solomon 1 — Sermon Preparation
The beloved longs for her lover's kisses and introduces herself, while a first exchange of praise opens the collection. Below is a research summary for Song of Solomon 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 150 / 109
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 27
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Song of Solomon 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דּוֹד | dôwd | H1730 | 5 | love, love-token |
| יָפֶה | yâpheh | H3303 | 4 | beautiful |
| כֶּרֶם | kerem | H3754 | 3 | garden, vineyard |
| רָעָה | râʻâh | H7462 | 3 | tend, pasture |
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 3 | have affection |
| נָטַר | nâṭar | H5201 | 2 | guard, cherish |
| עֵין גֶּדִי | ʻÊyn Gedîy | H5872 | 2 | En-Gedi |
How preachers through history handled this text
27 public-domain excerpts on Song of Solomon 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Fragrant Graces (No. 3480) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "While the King sits at His table, my spikenard sends forth its fragrance." Song of Songs 1:12. THIS passage may be read in several ways. Literally, when Christ tabled among men, when He did eat and drink with them, being found in fashion as a Man, the loving Spirit broke the alabaster box of precious ointment on His head while the King was sitting at His table. …”
— Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915, on Song of Solomon 1:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Engedi— Sng 1:14
- Jerusalem— Sng 1:5
- Kedar— Sng 1:5
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