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Song of Solomon 3 — Sermon Preparation
The beloved searches the city by night for the one she loves, and a royal procession of Solomon is described in lavish detail. Below is a research summary for Song of Solomon 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 11
- verses
- 133 / 87
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Song of Solomon 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 4 | have affection |
| בָּקַשׁ | bâqash | H1245 | 4 | search, strive after |
| מָצָא | mâtsâʼ | H4672 | 4 | come, appear |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 4 | breathing creature, animal |
| שְׁלֹמֹה | Shᵉlômôh | H8010 | 3 | Shelomah |
| בַּת | bath | H1323 | 3 | daughter |
| אַהֲבָה | ʼahăbâh | H160 | 2 |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Song of Solomon 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“III The church seeks Christ, finds him, and resolves not to displease him again, ver. 1-5. Christ's coming out of the wilderness; his bed, guard and chariot, ver. 6-10. An invitation of the church to the kingdom of glory, ver. 11. 1. By night - When others compose themselves to sleep, my affections were working towards him. I sought - I sought for Christ's gracious and powerful presence. I sought - This repetition denotes her perseverance and unweariedness in seeking him. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Song of Solomon 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Sng 3:10
- Zion— Sng 3:11
- Lebanon— Sng 3:9
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