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Song of Solomon 5 — Sermon Preparation

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
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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.

John Gill 15 Spurgeon 10 John Wesley 1

“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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