Song Of Solomon 1:15

Hebrew
ESV
Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
NIV
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.
NLT
How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. Young Woman
LXX
ἰδοὺ εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
πλησίον μου ἰδοὺ εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
καλή ὀφθαλμοί σου περιστεραί
KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.