Passage Research
Song of Solomon 7 — Sermon Preparation
A second head-to-toe praise of the beloved moves into an invitation to the vineyard where the couple's love is celebrated together. Below is a research summary for Song of Solomon 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 14
- verses
- 139 / 110
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Song of Solomon 7 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 |
| שַׁד | shad | H7699 | 3 | breast of a woman, animal |
| בַּת רַבִּים | Bath Rabbîym | H1337 | 2 | daughter, of Rabbah |
| שׁוּלַמִּית | Shûwlammîyth | H7759 | 2 | peaceful, Shulammith |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 4 | turn, return |
| אֶשְׁכּוֹל | ʼeshkôwl | H811 | 2 | bunch of grapes |
| תָּמָר | tâmâr | H8558 | 2 | palm |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Song of Solomon 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“VII A farther description of the church's his graces, ver. 1-7. His design to visit the church, with the blessed effect thereof, ver. 8-9. She professes her faith, and desire, ver. 10. She invites him to communion with her, ver. 11. The end thereof, ver. 12, 13. 1. Shoes - Were anciently evidences of a free and comfortable state, whereas slaves and mourners used to go bare-foot. 4. Like fishpools - Full, and clear, and quiet, and pleasant. Heshbon - A pleasant and well watered city, beyond Jordan. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Song of Solomon 7:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bath-rabbim— Sng 7:4
- Damascus— Sng 7:4
- Heshbon— Sng 7:4
- Lebanon— Sng 7:4
- Mount Carmel— Sng 7:5
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