The Meaning of Song Of Solomon 3:1 Explained

Song Of Solomon 3:1

KJV: By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

YLT: On my couch by night, I sought him whom my soul hath loved; I sought him, and I found him not!

Darby: On my bed, in the nights, I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

ASV: By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

By night  on my bed  I sought  him whom my soul  loveth:  I sought  him, but I found  him not. 

What do the individual words in Song Of Solomon 3:1 mean?

On my bed by night I sought - the one love I I sought him but not I did find him
עַל־ מִשְׁכָּבִי֙ בַּלֵּיל֔וֹת בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי אֵ֥ת שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה נַפְשִׁ֑י בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו וְלֹ֥א מְצָאתִֽיו

מִשְׁכָּבִי֙  my  bed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּב  
Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying.
בַּלֵּיל֔וֹת  by  night 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לַיִל 
Sense: night.
בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי  I  sought 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
אֵ֥ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה  the  one  love 
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו  I  sought  him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
וְלֹ֥א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
מְצָאתִֽיו  I  did  find  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.