Song of Solomon 6:9

My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dove	יוֹנָתִ֣י yo.na.Ti	H3123	a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
undefiled	תַמָּתִ֔י ta.ma.Ti	H8535	complete · adjective, feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
one	אַחַ֥ת 'a.Chat	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
one	אַחַ֥ת 'a.Chat	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
mother	לְאִמָּ֔הּ le.'i.Mah	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
choice	בָּרָ֥ה ba.Rah	H1249	beloved · adjective, feminine singular absolute
bare	לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ le.yo.lad.Tah	H3205	to bear young · preposition + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
daughters	בָנוֹת֙ va.nOt	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural absolute
saw	רָא֤וּהָ ra.'U.ha	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
blessed	וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ vay.'a.she.Ru.ha	H833	to be straight (used in the widest sense · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
queens	מְלָכ֥וֹת me.la.Khot	H4436	a queen · noun, common feminine plural absolute
concubines	וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים u.fi.lag.Shim	H6370	a concubine · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
praised	וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ Vay.ha.Lu.ha	H1984	to be clear (orig. of sound · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

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 sw…
Genesis 30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Psalms 45:9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Proverbs 31:28-29 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Song of Solomon 5:2 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: fo…
Revelation 21:9-10 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hi…
Psalms 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for…
Galatians 4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

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Commentary

John Gill on Song of Solomon 6:9

My dove, my undefiled, is but one,.... Of these titles, see Sol 2:14. Christ's church is called one, in distinction from the many before mentioned; and either designs her small number, in comparison of the nations of the world, and of false churches, like one to sixty or eighty, and even to an innumerable company; see Ecclesiastes 9:14, Luke 12:32; or else her unity in herself, being but one general assembly and church of the firstborn, made up of various particular congregated churches; and "one body", consisting of various members, united together in affection, and partakers of the same grace, blessings, and privileges; actuated by "one Spirit", the Spirit of God, Ephesians 4:4; and having…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Song of Solomon 6:9

sing her praises: Literally called her blessed. If the Song is a drama, the woman has left Solomon’s harem, and the singing took place in the past, when the woman was still there.

Rashi on Song of Solomon 6:9

But she is unique my dove. And of all of them,17All the nations mentioned in the previous verse. she18I.e., Yisroel. is My chosen one, like a perfect dove, who is wholehearted with her mate. She is unique to her mother. To her assembly.19I.e., allegorically the word לאמה is understood to mean לאומה [=nation]. Many arguments take place in the study halls, all of them stem from the desire to understand Torah in its fundamentals and according to its true meaning. She is pure to her who begot her. Yaakov saw that his bed [i.e., progeny] was perfect without any disqualification, and he thanked and praised the Omnipresent, as it is stated, “And Yisroel bowed down at the head of the of the bed.”2…

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The Church Fathers

"My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her." Now the mother of whom this is said is the heavenly Jerusalem.
— Jerome, LETTER 22.24

Of this church which keeps the faith of Christ entire, hear what the Holy Spirit says in the Canticles, "My dove is one; the perfect one of her mother is one." He then who receives this faith in the church let him not turn aside in the council of vanity, and let him not enter in with those who practice iniquity.
— Tyrannius Rufinus, COMMENTARY ON THE APOSTLES' CREED 39

"My dove, my perfect one, is one." The Lord's words in the gospel explain this more clearly … that in the diversity of their lives' activities, they should not be divided in their choices of the good. Rather, they should all be one, united into a single good through the unity of the Holy Spirit.… All will look to the same goal, and every evil will be destroyed. God will be all in all, and all persons will be united together in fellowship of the Good, Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom be glory and power forever and ever.
— Gregory of Nyssa, HOMILIES ON THE SONG OF SONGS 15

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Dictionary and topics

Queen — No explicit mention of queens is made till we read of the “queen of Sheba.” The wives of the kings of Israel are not so designated. In Ps. 45:9, the Hebrew for “queen” is not malkah, one actually…

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