Song of Solomon 3:8
They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יָרֵךְyârêkthe thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figurativel
- פַּחַדpachada (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- אָחַזʼâchazto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- לָמַדlâmadproperly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâha battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
- אִישׁʼîysha man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 45:3, Eph 6:16–18, 1Th 5:6–8, Isa 27:3, Psa 149:5–9, Psa 91:5, Neh 4:21–22