King James Version

Song of Solomon 5:13

In Song of Solomon 5 of Song of Solomon.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

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לְחָיָו֙lechayavcheekלְחִיnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cheek”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3895the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bonecheek (bone), jaw (bone).כַּעֲרוּגַ֣תkaarugatas furrowעֲרוּגָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as furrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6170something piled up (as if (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. a paterrebed, furrow.הַבֹּ֔שֶׂםhabosemthe smellבֶּשֶׂםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the smell”, the ordinary formH1314fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plantsmell, spice, sweet (odour).מִגְדְּל֖וֹתmigdelotcastleמִגְדָּלnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.מֶרְקָחִ֑יםmerqachima spicy herbמֶרְקָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a spicy herb”, the ordinary formH4840a spicy herb[idiom] sweet.שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙siftotayvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםshoshanimlilyשׁוּשַׁןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “lily”, the ordinary formH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.נֹטְפ֖וֹתnotefotdropנָטַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drop”, a verb used as a describing wordH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).מ֥וֹרmormyrrhמֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “myrrh”, the ordinary formH4753myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)myrrh.עֹבֵֽרoveralienateעָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alienate”, a verb used as a describing wordH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing myrrh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Young’s Literal Translation

His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips [are] lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,

World English Bible

His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Darby Translation

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Douay-Rheims

His cheeks are as beds of aromatical spices set by the perfumers. His lips are as lilies dropping choice myrrh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing myrrh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σιαγόνες αὐτοῦ ὡς φιάλαι τοῦ ἀρώματος φύουσαι μυρεψικά· χείλη αὐτοῦ κρίνα στάζοντα σμύρναν πλήρη.