Hebrew Interlinear

Solomon's Song 4:11 Interlinear

as the honeycomb drop Thy lips O my spouse honey and milk are under thy tongue and the smell of thy garments and the smell of Lebanon

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1נֹ֛פֶתH5317as the honeycomba dripping i.e., of honey (from the comb)
2תִּטֹּ֥פְנָהH5197dropto ooze, i.e., distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
3שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְH8193Thy lipsthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
4כַּלָּ֑הH3618O my spousea bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
5דְּבַ֤שׁH1706honeyhoney (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
6וְחָלָב֙H2461and milkmilk (as the richness of kine)
7תַּ֣חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
8לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְH3956are under thy tonguethe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
9כְּרֵ֥יחַH7381and the smellodor (as if blown)
10שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְH8008of thy garmentsa dress
11כְּרֵ֥יחַH7381and the smellodor (as if blown)
12לְבָנֽוֹן׃H3844of Lebanonlebanon, a mountain range in palestine

Verse Context

Solomon's Song 4:10 How fair is thy love my sister my spouse ...
Solomon's Song 4:11 (current)as the honeycomb drop Thy lips O my spouse honey and milk are under thy tongue and the smell of thy garments and the smell of Lebanon
Solomon's Song 4:12A garden inclosed is my sister my spouse a spring inclosed...

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