# I was longing for him ... could not find him

"I had a strong desire to be with him ... loves, but he was not there"

# him whom my soul loves

The soul is a metonym for the whole person. Here it makes a stronger statement of the woman's love for the man than "my beloved" ([Song of Songs 1:14](../01/12.md)). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])