Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 5:10–16

10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy,

outstanding among ten thousand.

11His head is purest gold;

his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

12His eyes are like doves

beside the streams of water,

bathed in milk

and mounted like jewels.

13His cheeks are like beds of spice,

towers of perfume.

His lips are like lilies,

dripping with flowing myrrh.

14His arms are rods of gold

set with beryl.

His body is polished ivory

bedecked with sapphires.

15His legs are pillars of marble

set on bases of pure gold.

His appearance is like Lebanon,

as majestic as the cedars.

16His moutha is most sweet;

he is altogether lovely.

This is my beloved, and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  • a 5:16 Hebrew palate

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Song of Solomon 5:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdō·w·ḏîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1730 beloved, love
is dazzlingצַח֙ṣaḥAdjective - masculine singularH6703 dazzling, glowing, clear
and ruddyוְאָד֔וֹםwə·’ā·ḏō·wmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH122 red
outstandingדָּג֖וּלdā·ḡūlVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1713 look, bahold
among ten thousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃mê·rə·ḇā·ḇāhPreposition-m; Number - feminine singularH7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand

Song of Solomon 5:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
is purestפָּ֑זpāzNoun - masculine singularH6337 refined, pure gold
goldכֶּ֣תֶםke·ṯemNoun - masculine singular constructH3800 gold
his hairקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙qəw·wṣ·ṣō·ṯå̄wNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6977 forelock
is wavyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal·tal·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH8534 trailing bough
and blackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתšə·ḥō·rō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH7838 black
as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃kā·‘ō·w·rêḇPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6158 raven

Song of Solomon 5:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His eyesעֵינָ֕יו‘ê·nāwNoun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
are like dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםkə·yō·w·nîmPreposition-k; Noun - feminine pluralH3123 dove
besideעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the streamsאֲפִ֣יקֵי’ă·p̄î·qêNoun - masculine plural constructH650 channel
of waterמָ֑יִםmā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
bathedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙rō·ḥă·ṣō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
in milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe·ḥā·lāḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2461 milk
mountedיֹשְׁב֖וֹתyō·šə·ḇō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
likeעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
jewelsמִלֵּֽאת׃mil·lêṯNoun - feminine singularH4402 setting

Song of Solomon 5:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His cheeksלְחָיָו֙lə·ḥā·yāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3895 jaw, cheek
are like bedsכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka·‘ă·rū·ḡaṯPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singular constructH6170 garden terrace or bed
of spiceהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםhab·bō·śemArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
towersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmiḡ·də·lō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH4026 tower
of perfumeמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer·qā·ḥîmNoun - masculine pluralH4840 spice, perfume
His lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH8193 lip, speech, edge
are like liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםšō·wō·šan·nîmNoun - common pluralH7799 lily
drippingנֹטְפ֖וֹתnō·ṭə·p̄ō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH5197 drop, drip
with flowingעֹבֵֽר׃‘ō·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
myrrhמ֥וֹרmō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4753 myrrh

Song of Solomon 5:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His armsיָדָיו֙yā·ḏāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
are rodsגְּלִילֵ֣יgə·lî·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH1550 turning, folding
of goldזָהָ֔בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםmə·mul·lā·’îmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH4390 be full, fill
with berylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁbat·tar·šîšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8658 topaz
His bodyמֵעָיו֙mê·‘āwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
is polishedעֶ֣שֶׁת‘e·šeṯNoun - masculine singular constructH6247 plate
ivoryשֵׁ֔ןšênNoun - common singularH8127 tooth, ivory
bedeckedמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתmə·‘ul·le·p̄eṯVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularH5968 cover
with sapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sap·pî·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH5601 sapphire

Song of Solomon 5:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙šō·w·qāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7785 leg
pillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי‘am·mū·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5982 pillar, column
of marbleשֵׁ֔שׁšêšNoun - masculine singularH8336 id.
setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםmə·yus·sā·ḏîmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH3245 establish, found, fix
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
basesאַדְנֵי־’aḏ·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH134 base, pedestal
of pure goldפָ֑זp̄āzNoun - masculine singularH6337 refined, pure gold
His appearanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar·’ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4758 sight, appearance, vision
is like Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןkal·lə·ḇā·nō·wnPreposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3844 Lebanon
as majesticבָּח֖וּרbā·ḥūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH977 choose
as the cedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃kā·’ă·rā·zîmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH730 cedar

Song of Solomon 5:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His mouthחִכּוֹ֙ḥik·kōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
most sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam·ṯaq·qîmNoun - masculine pluralH4477 sweet
he is altogetherוְכֻלּ֖וֹwə·ḵul·lōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
lovelyמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma·ḥă·mad·dīmNoun - masculine pluralH4261 desire, desirable thing
Thisזֶ֤הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
my belovedדוֹדִי֙ḏō·w·ḏîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1730 beloved, love
and thisוְזֶ֣הwə·zehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is my friendרֵעִ֔יrê·‘îNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH7453 shouting, roar
O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbə·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1323 daughter
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 5:10 Psalm 45:2 · Philippians 2:9–11 · Psalm 45:17 · Song of Solomon 2:1

Song of Solomon 5:11 Revelation 1:14 · Daniel 7:9 · Song of Solomon 7:5 · Ephesians 1:21–22 · Song of Solomon 5:2

Song of Solomon 5:12 Song of Solomon 4:1 · Song of Solomon 1:15 · Hebrews 4:13

Song of Solomon 5:13 Song of Solomon 1:10 · Song of Solomon 6:2 · Song of Solomon 2:1

Song of Solomon 5:14 Exodus 24:10 · Isaiah 54:11

Song of Solomon 5:15 1 Kings 4:33 · Revelation 1:15–16

Song of Solomon 5:16 Psalm 45:2 · Song of Solomon 7:9

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