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Song of Solomon 5 — Sermon Preparation
The beloved misses her lover at the door, then describes his appearance with passionate detail to the daughters of Jerusalem. Below is a research summary for Song of Solomon 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 185 / 125
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 26
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Song of Solomon 5 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דּוֹד | dôwd | H1730 | 13 | love, love-token |
| מֹר | môr | H4753 | 4 | myrrh, distilling |
| קְוֻצָּה | qᵉvutstsâh | H6977 | 2 | forelock |
| פָּתַח | pâthach | H6605 | 3 | open wide, loosen |
| פָּז | pâz | H6337 | 2 | pure, gold |
| נָטַף | nâṭaph | H5197 | 2 | ooze, distil gradually |
| מָצָא | mâtsâʼ | H4672 | 3 | come, appear |
How preachers through history handled this text
26 public-domain excerpts on Song of Solomon 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Love Joying In Love A SHORT ADDRESS TO A FEW FRIENDS AT MENTONE, AT THE BREAKING OF BREAD, ON LORD'S-DAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9, 1887, BY C. H. SPURGEON. "I am come into My garden, My Sister, My Spouse: I have gathered My myrrh with My spice; Ihave eaten Myhoneycomb with Myhoney; Ihave drunk My wine with My milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O Beloved." Song of Solomon 5:1. No sooner does the spouse say, "Let my Beloved come into His garden," than her Lord answers, "I am come into My garden." "Before they call, I will answer; …”
— Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 33: 1887, on Song of Solomon 5:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Lebanon— Sng 5:15
- Jerusalem— Sng 5:16
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