Song of Solomon 7

Song of Solomon · Chapter 7

Song of Solomon 7:4

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
neck yourצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza-va-REKHH6677A
neck

צַוַּאר (tsav.var) neck Aramaic of tsav.var (צַוָּאר "neck" H6677A)

[is] like [the] tower ofכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke-mig-DALH4026M
tower

מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed

the ivoryהַשֵּׁ֑ןha-SHENH8127H
tooth

שֵׁן (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

eyes yourעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei-NA-yikhH5869A
eye

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

[are] poolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe-re-KHOTH1295H
pool

בְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) pool, pond

in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe-chesh-BONH2809
Heshbon

חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) § Heshbon = "stronghold" the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad

atעַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

[the] gate ofשַׁ֙עַר֙sha-'arH8179G
gate

שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven

Bath-בַּת־bat-H1337
Bath-rabbim

בַּת־רַבִּים (bat rab.bim) § Bath-rabbim = "daughter of multitudes" the city of Heshbon or one of its gates

Rabbimרַבִּ֔יםra-BIMH1337
Bath-rabbim

בַּת־רַבִּים (bat rab.bim) § Bath-rabbim = "daughter of multitudes" the city of Heshbon or one of its gates

nose yourאַפֵּךְ֙'a-peKhH0639H
face: anger

אַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

[is] like [the] tower ofכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke-mig-DALH4026M
tower

מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed

the Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha-le-va-NONH3844G
Lebanon

לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) § Lebanon = "whiteness" a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

[which] watchesצוֹפֶ֖הtzo-PEHH6822
to watch

צָפָה (tsa.phah) 1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely

[the] face ofפְּנֵ֥יpe-NEIH6440G
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

Damascusדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃da-MA-sekH1834
Damascus

דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) § Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver" an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem

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