King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 5:16 Mean?
“His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. mouth: Heb. palate”
Context
14
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
15
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
16
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. mouth: Heb. palate
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(16) **His mouth is most sweet.**—Literally, *his palate *(see Margin) *sweetnesses, i.e., *his voice is exquisitely sweet. The features have already been described, and *chek, *palate, is used of the organ of *speech *and *speech *itself (Job 6:30; Proverbs 5:3).
**Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Theological Significance
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