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Song of Songs in Hebrew is שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים (Shir ha-Shirím).

It can also be said שיר השירים אשר לשלמה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים
Shir ha-Shirím
name
In English

Song of Songs

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for Song of Songs as a name.

book of the Bible

  • שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִיםשיר השיריםShir ha-ShirímIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹהשיר השירים אשר לשלמהShir ha-Shirím 'Ashér Lish'lomó

These words come before and after Song of Songs in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Song of Songs⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Song of Songs⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Song of Songs⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים⁩, said Shir ha-Shirím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שיר השירים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨Song of Songs⁩?

Besides ⁨שיר השירים⁩, ⁨Song of Songs⁩ can be said ⁨שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה⁩ (Shir ha-Shirím 'Ashér Lish'lomó), depending on the meaning.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Song of Songs and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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