Song of Solomon 7:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thy 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
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neck your | צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ | tza-va-REKH | H6677A | neckצַוַּאר (tsav.var) neck Aramaic of tsav.var (צַוָּאר "neck" H6677A) |
| [is] like [the] tower of | כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל | ke-mig-DAL | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| the ivory | הַשֵּׁ֑ן | ha-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 |
| eyes your | עֵינַ֜יִךְ | 'ei-NA-yikh | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| [are] pools | בְּרֵכ֣וֹת | be-re-KHOT | H1295H | poolבְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) pool, pond |
| in Heshbon | בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן | be-chesh-BON | H2809 | Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן (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 |
| at | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (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 of | שַׁ֙עַר֙ | sha-'ar | H8179G | gateשַׁ֫עַר (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-rabbimבַּת־רַבִּים (bat rab.bim) § Bath-rabbim = "daughter of multitudes" the city of Heshbon or one of its gates |
| Rabbim | רַבִּ֔ים | ra-BIM | H1337 | Bath-rabbimבַּת־רַבִּים (bat rab.bim) § Bath-rabbim = "daughter of multitudes" the city of Heshbon or one of its gates |
| nose your | אַפֵּךְ֙ | 'a-peKh | H0639H | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| [is] like [the] tower of | כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל | ke-mig-DAL | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| the Lebanon | הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן | ha-le-va-NON | H3844G | Lebanonלְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) § Lebanon = "whiteness" a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel |
| [which] watches | צוֹפֶ֖ה | tzo-PEH | H6822 | to watchצָפָה (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 of | פְּנֵ֥י | pe-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (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 |
| Damascus | דַמָּֽשֶׂק׃ | da-MA-sek | H1834 | Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (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.