Song of Solomon 3:8

Authorized King James Version

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They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

Original Language Analysis

כֻּלָּם֙ H3605
כֻּלָּם֙
Strong's: H3605
Word #: 1 of 11
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אֲחֻ֣זֵי They all hold H270
אֲחֻ֣זֵי They all hold
Strong's: H270
Word #: 2 of 11
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
חַרְבּוֹ֙ hath his sword H2719
חַרְבּוֹ֙ hath his sword
Strong's: H2719
Word #: 3 of 11
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י being expert H3925
מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י being expert
Strong's: H3925
Word #: 4 of 11
properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
מִלְחָמָ֑ה in war H4421
מִלְחָמָ֑ה in war
Strong's: H4421
Word #: 5 of 11
a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
אִ֤ישׁ every man H376
אִ֤ישׁ every man
Strong's: H376
Word #: 6 of 11
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
חַרְבּוֹ֙ hath his sword H2719
חַרְבּוֹ֙ hath his sword
Strong's: H2719
Word #: 7 of 11
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
עַל H5921
עַל
Strong's: H5921
Word #: 8 of 11
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יְרֵכ֔וֹ upon his thigh H3409
יְרֵכ֔וֹ upon his thigh
Strong's: H3409
Word #: 9 of 11
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
מִפַּ֖חַד because of fear H6343
מִפַּ֖חַד because of fear
Strong's: H6343
Word #: 10 of 11
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ in the night H3915
בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ in the night
Strong's: H3915
Word #: 11 of 11
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity