Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 5:15
15His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,
as majestic as the cedars.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His legs | שׁוֹקָיו֙ | šō·w·qāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7785 leg |
| pillars | עַמּ֣וּדֵי | ‘am·mū·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5982 pillar, column |
| of marble | שֵׁ֔שׁ | šêš | Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
| set | מְיֻסָּדִ֖ים | mə·yus·sā·ḏîm | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| bases | אַדְנֵי־ | ’aḏ·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H134 base, pedestal |
| of pure gold | פָ֑ז | p̄āz | Noun - masculine singular | H6337 refined, pure gold |
| His appearance | מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ | mar·’ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| is like Lebanon | כַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן | kal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| as majestic | בָּח֖וּר | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| as the cedars | כָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ | kā·’ă·rā·zîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H730 cedar |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.