Hebrew Interlinear
Solomon's Song 4:10 Interlinear
“ How fair is thy love my sister my spouse how much better is thy love than wine and the smell of thine ointments than all spices”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | יָּפ֥וּ | H3302 | How fair | properly, to be bright, i.e., (by implication) beautiful |
| 3 | דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ | H1730 | is thy love | (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle |
| 4 | אֲחֹתִ֣י | H269 | my sister | a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively) |
| 5 | כַלָּ֑ה | H3618 | my spouse | a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife |
| 6 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 7 | טֹּ֤בוּ | H2895 | how much better | to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense |
| 8 | דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ | H1730 | is thy love | (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle |
| 9 | מִיַּ֔יִן | H3196 | than wine | wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication |
| 10 | וְרֵ֥יחַ | H7381 | and the smell | odor (as if blown) |
| 11 | שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ | H8081 | of thine ointments | grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness |
| 12 | מִכָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 13 | בְּשָׂמִֽים׃ | H1314 | than all spices | fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant |
Verse Context
Solomon's Song 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart my sister my spouse Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes...
Solomon's Song 4:10 (current) How fair is thy love my sister my spouse how much better is thy love than wine and the smell of thine ointments than all spices
Solomon's Song 4:11as the honeycomb drop Thy lips O my spouse honey and milk...