Song of Solomon 4

Song of Solomon · Chapter 4

Song of Solomon 4:3

1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[are] like [the] thread ofכְּח֤וּטke-CHUTH2339
thread

חוּט (chut) a thread, cord, line, string

the scarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha-sha-NIH8144
scarlet

שָׁנִי (sha.ni) 1) scarlet, crimson 1a) properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson

lips yourשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif-to-TA-yikhH8193G
lips

שָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

and mouth yourוּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְu-mid-ba-REIKHH4057A
mouth

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) 1) mouth 1a) mouth (as organ of speech)

[is] lovelyנָאוֶ֑הna-VEHH5000
lovely

נָאוֶה (na.eh) 1) comely, beautiful, seemly 1a) comely, beautiful 1b) seemly

[is] like [the] slice ofכְּפֶ֤לַחke-FE-lachH6400
millstone

פֶּ֫לַח (pe.lach) 1) cleavage, mill-stone, cut, slice, part cut off 1a) mill-stone 1b) cleavage, slice

the pomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha-ri-mOnH7416
pomegranate

רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) 1) pomegranate 1a) as tree 1b) as fruit 1c) as pomegranate shaped ornaments in temple

temple yourרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra-ka-TEKHH7541
temple

רַקָּה (raq.qah) temple, the temple (of the head)

from behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi-BA-'adH1157
about/through/for

בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)

to veil yourלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le-tza-ma-TEKHH6777
veil

צַמָּה (tsam.mah) veil, woman's veil

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.