Passage Research
Song of Solomon 8 — Sermon Preparation
The beloved declares that love is as fierce as death, and the collection closes with reflections on the unquenchable seal of love. Below is a research summary for Song of Solomon 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 14
- verses
- 175 / 115
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 21
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Song of Solomon 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַהֲבָה | ʼahăbâh | H160 | 4 | |
| שַׁד | shad | H7699 | 3 | breast of a woman, animal |
| בּוּז | bûwz | H936 | 3 | disrespect |
| עוּר | ʻûwr | H5782 | 3 | wake |
| כֶּרֶם | kerem | H3754 | 3 | garden, vineyard |
| אֵם | ʼêm | H517 | 3 | mother |
| רֶשֶׁף | resheph | H7565 | 2 | live coal, lightning |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on Song of Solomon 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“VIII The church expresses her desire of familiarity with Christ, ver. 1. By the entertainment she would make him, ver. 2, 3. She charges the daughters of Jerusalem not to disturb her beloved, ver. 4. A commendation of the church for her faith in Christ, ver. 5. She prays for full assurance of his love, her invincible desire, ver. 6. Which is insatiable, ver. 7. The calling of the Gentiles with their intent, and her condition, ver. 8-13. Christ's coming prayed for, ver. 14. 1. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Song of Solomon 8:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Baal-hamon— Sng 8:11
- Jerusalem— Sng 8:4
Need the complete sermon prep report on this passage?
Greek exegesis, historical background, current scholarship, sermon outlines, illustrations — a complete PDF report on Song of Solomon 8, delivered within 24 hours.