Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7:9

9and your moutha 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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and your mouthוְחִכֵּ֕ךְwə·ḥik·kêḵConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
like the finestהַטּ֛וֹבhaṭ·ṭō·wḇArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
wineכְּיֵ֥יןkə·yênPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH3196 wine
May it flowהוֹלֵ֥ךְhō·w·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
smoothlyלְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםlə·mê·šā·rîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH4339 evenness, uprightness, equity
to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֖יlə·ḏō·w·ḏîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1730 beloved, love
gliding gently overדּוֹבֵ֖בdō·w·ḇêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1680 move gently, glide, glide over
lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יśip̄·ṯêNoun - feminine dual constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
and teethיְשֵׁנִֽים׃yə·šê·nîmAdjective - masculine pluralH3463 sleeping

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