Song of Solomon 5:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"His cheeksלְחָיָו֙
(le·cha·yav)
3895: jaw, cheekfrom an unused word
are like a bedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣ת
(ka·'a·ru·gat)
6170: a garden terrace or bedfrom arag
of balsam,הַבֹּ֔שֶׂם
(hab·bo·sem,)
1314: spice, balsam, the balsam treefrom an unused word
Banksמִגְדְּלֹ֖ות
(mig·de·lo·vt)
4026: a towerfrom gadal
of sweet-scented herbs;מֶרְקָחִ֑ים
(mer·ka·chim;)
4840: spice, perfumefrom raqach
His lipsשִׂפְתֹותָיו֙
(sif·to·v·tav)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
are liliesשֹֽׁושַׁנִּ֔ים
(sho·v·shan·nim,)
7799: probably lily (or any lily-like flower)of uncertain derivation
Drippingנֹטְפֹ֖ות
(no·te·fo·vt)
5197: to drop, drip, discoursea prim. root
with liquidעֹבֵֽר׃
(o·ver.)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
myrrh.מֹ֥ור
(mo·vr)
4753: myrrhfrom marar


















KJV Lexicon
His cheeks
lchiy  (lekh-ee')
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone -- cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
are as a bed
`aruwgah  (ar-oo-gaw')
something piled up (as if (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. a paterre -- bed, furrow.
of spices
besem  (beh'-sem)
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant -- smell, spice, sweet (odour).
as sweet
merqach  (mer-kawkh')
a spicy herb -- sweet.
flowers
migdal  (mig-dawl')
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower.
his lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
like lilies
shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape): lily, Shoshannim.
dropping
nataph  (naw-taf')
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration -- drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
sweet smelling
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
myrrh
more  (mor)
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter) -- myrrh.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips are lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.

International Standard Version
His cheeks are like beds of spices, like towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with liquid myrrh.

NET Bible
His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His cheeks are like a garden of spices, a garden that produces scented herbs. His lips are lilies that drip with myrrh.

King James 2000 Bible
His cheeks are like a bed of spices, like sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh.
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