# ani ledodi vedodi li (אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי וְדוֹדִי לִי)

pronounced: a-NI le-do-DI ve-do-DI li


**“I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine” — Song of Songs 6:3, read as the mutual belonging of God and His people**

## In Scripture

> I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,
> — Song of Solomon 6:3 (Exact phrase — the complete line represented by Ani L’Dodi V’Dodi Li.)

> My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
> — Song of Solomon 2:16 (Parallel wording — the Song first states the same mutual belonging in reverse order.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/ani-ledodi-vedodi-li/