King James Version
Song of Solomon 2:16 in the King James Version says “My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” — study this verse from Song of Solomon chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.”
Song of Solomon 2:16 · KJV
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. of Bether: or, of division
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“My beloved”
H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
“is mine and I am his he feedeth”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
“among the lilies”
H7799a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
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