Song of Solomon 5:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. | His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh. | His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cheeks his | לְחָיָו֙ | le-cha-YAV | H3895H | jawלְחִי (le.chi) 1) jaw, cheek 1a) jaw, jawbone (of animal) 1b) cheek (of man) |
| [are] like [the] bed of | כַּעֲרוּגַ֣ת | ka-'a-ru-GAT | H6170 | bedעֲרוּגָה (a.ru.gah) garden terrace or bed |
| the spice | הַבֹּ֔שֶׂם | ha-BO-sem | H1314 | spiceבֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour |
| towers of | מִגְדְּל֖וֹת | mig-de-LOT | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| aromatic herbs | מֶרְקָחִ֑ים | mer-ka-CHIM | H4840 | spiceמֶרְקָח (mer.qach) spice, perfume, aromatic spices |
| lips his | שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙ | sif-to-TAV | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (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) |
| [are] lilies | שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים | sho-sha-NIM | H7799 | lilyשׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) 1) lily 1a) probably any lily-like flower 1b) Shoshannim, in title of Ps 45:1 |
| dripping | נֹטְפ֖וֹת | no-te-FOT | H5197 | to drip/prophesyנָטַף (na.taph) 1) to drop, drip, distil, prophesy, preach, discourse 1a) (Qal) to drop, drip 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to drip 1b2) to drop (prophecy) |
| myrrh | מ֥וֹר | Mor | H4753 | myrrhמֹר (mor) 1) myrrh 1a) an Arabian gum from the bark of a tree, used in sacred oil and in perfume |
| flowing | עֹבֵֽר׃ | 'o-VER | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.