Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7:7–9

⁷Your stature is like a palm tree;

your breasts are clusters of fruit.

⁸I said, “I will climb the palm tree;

I will take hold of its fruit.”

May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

the fragrance of your breath like apples,

⁹and your mouth^a like the finest wine.

May it flow smoothly to my beloved,

gliding gently over lips and teeth.^b

Footnotes

a 7:9 Hebrew palate
b 7:9 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew gliding gently over lips as we sleep

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Song of Solomon 7:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your stature	קֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙	qō·w·mā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6967 height
is like	דָּֽמְתָ֣ה	dā·mə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
a palm tree	לְתָמָ֔ר	lə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm
your breasts	וְשָׁדַ֖יִךְ	wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
are clusters of fruit	לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃	lə·’aš·kō·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H811 cluster

Song of Solomon 7:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I said	אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I will climb	אֶעֱלֶ֣ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the palm tree	בְתָמָ֔ר	ḇə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm
I will take hold	אֹֽחֲזָ֖ה	’ō·ḥă·zāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
of its fruit	בְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יו	bə·san·sin·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5577 twig
May your breasts	שָׁדַ֙יִךְ֙	šā·ḏa·yiḵ	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
be	וְיִֽהְיוּ־	wə·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like clusters	כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹת	kə·’eš·kə·lō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H811 cluster
of the vine	הַגֶּ֔פֶן	hag·ge·p̄en	Article; Noun - common singular	H1612 vine
the fragrance	וְרֵ֥יחַ	wə·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
of your breath	אַפֵּ֖ךְ	’ap·pêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
like apples	כַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃	kat·tap·pū·ḥîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8598 apple-tree, apple

Song of Solomon 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and your mouth	וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ	wə·ḥik·kêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
like the finest	הַטּ֛וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
wine	כְּיֵ֥ין	kə·yên	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3196 wine
May it flow	הוֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
smoothly	לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים	lə·mê·šā·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity
to my beloved	לְדוֹדִ֖י	lə·ḏō·w·ḏî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1730 beloved, love
gliding gently over	דּוֹבֵ֖ב	dō·w·ḇêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1680 move gently, glide, glide over
lips	שִׂפְתֵ֥י	śip̄·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
and teeth	יְשֵׁנִֽים׃	yə·šê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3463 sleeping

Cross-references

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Song of Solomon 7:7 Song of Solomon 4:5 · Song of Solomon 1:13 · Psalm 92:12 · Ephesians 3:17 · Ephesians 4:13 · Isaiah 66:10

Song of Solomon 7:8 John 14:21–23 · 2 Corinthians 2:14

Song of Solomon 7:9 Song of Solomon 5:16

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