Original Language Studio
Song of Solomon 2:14
“O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3123 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
- Derivation
- probably from the same as H3196 (יַיִן);
- KJV renderings
- dove, pigeon.
- Grammar
- יוֹנָתִ֞ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 33 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:8Genesis 8:9Genesis 8:10Genesis 8:11Genesis 8:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יוֹנָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.