Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 7:4
4Your 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your neck | צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ | ṣaw·wā·rêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H6677 neck, back of neck |
| is like a tower | כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל | kə·miḡ·dal | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4026 tower |
| of ivory | הַשֵּׁ֑ן | haš·šên | Article; Noun - common singular | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| your eyes | עֵינַ֜יִךְ | ‘ê·na·yiḵ | Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular | H5869 eye |
| are like the pools | בְּרֵכ֣וֹת | bə·rê·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1295 pool, pond |
| of Heshbon | בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן | bə·ḥeš·bō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2809 Cheshbon |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the gate | שַׁ֙עַר֙ | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of Bath-rabbim | רַבִּ֔ים | rab·bîm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1337 daughter, of Rabbah |
| your nose | אַפֵּךְ֙ | ’ap·pêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| is like the tower | כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל | kə·miḡ·dal | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4026 tower |
| of Lebanon | הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן | hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| facing toward | צוֹפֶ֖ה | ṣō·w·p̄eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| Damascus | דַמָּֽשֶׂק׃ | ḏam·mā·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Song of Solomon 4:4 · Psalm 144:12 · Song of Solomon 4:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.