Song of Solomon 5:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. | His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires. | His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory work overlaid with sapphires. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hands his | יָדָיו֙ | ya-DAV | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| [are] rods of | גְּלִילֵ֣י | ge-li-LEI | H1550B | circuitגָּלִיל (ga.lil) 1) cylinder, rod 2) circuit, district (on northern border in Naphtali) |
| gold | זָהָ֔ב | za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| filled | מְמֻלָּאִ֖ים | me-mu-la-'IM | H4390 | to fillמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391) |
| with the chrysolite | בַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ | ba-tar-SHISH | H8658 | jasperתַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) 1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem 1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone |
| lower parts his | מֵעָיו֙ | me-'AV | H4578 | bellyמְעָא (me.ah) external belly, abdomen Aramaic of me.eh (מֵעֶה "belly" H4578) |
| [are] a plate of | עֶ֣שֶׁת | 'E-shet | H6247 | plateעֶ֫שֶׁת (e.shet) plate, slab, something fabricated |
| ivory | שֵׁ֔ן | Shen | H8127H | toothשֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock |
| covered | מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת | me-'u-LE-fet | H5968 | to enwrapעָלַף (a.laph) 1) to cover 1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint |
| sapphires | סַפִּירִֽים׃ | sa-pi-RIM | H5601 | sapphireסַפִּיר (sap.pir) sapphire, lapis lazuli |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.