Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.” Young's Literal Translation I am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! ‘Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect{.htm" title="{"> one, For my head is filled [with] dew, My locks [with] drops of the night.’ King James Bible I sleep, but my heart waketh: [it is] the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, [and] my locks with the drops of the night. Hebrew Iאֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I sleep, יְשֵׁנָ֖ה (yə·šê·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate but my heart וְלִבִּ֣י (wə·lib·bî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre is awake. עֵ֑ר (‘êr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake A sound! ק֣וֹל ׀ (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound My beloved דּוֹדִ֣י (dō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle is knocking: דוֹפֵ֗ק (ḏō·w·p̄êq) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1849: To knock, to press severely “Open to me, פִּתְחִי־ (piṯ·ḥî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve my sister, אֲחֹתִ֤י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister my darling, רַעְיָתִי֙ (ra‘·yā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7474: A female associate my dove, יוֹנָתִ֣י (yō·w·nā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3123: A dove my perfect one.” תַמָּתִ֔י (ṯam·mā·ṯî) Adjective - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8535: Complete, pious, gentle, dear My head שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙ (šer·rō·šî) Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head is drenched נִמְלָא־ (nim·lā-) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of with dew, טָ֔ל (ṭāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew my hair קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖י (qəw·wuṣ·ṣō·w·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6977: Locks (of hair) with the dampness רְסִ֥יסֵי (rə·sî·sê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7447: Dripping to pieces, a ruin, a dew-drop of the night. לָֽיְלָה׃ (lā·yə·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity |