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Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? (KJV)
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מִ֣יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 1
זֹ֗אתZotthis
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 2
עֹלָה֙'o.Lah[is] coming up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 3
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 4
הַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.Barthe wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 5
כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹתke.ti.ma.Rotlike columns of
Lemma: תִּימָרָה (ti.ma.rah) · Strong's: H8490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: column
Used 2 times. Also: Joel 2:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8490; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 6
עָשָׁ֑ן'a.Shansmoke
Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: smoke
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 7
מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶתme.ku.Te.ret[who is] perfumed of
Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999I
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVPsfsc)
Meaning: to offer: to perfume
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6999I; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 8
מוֹר֙mOrmyrrh
Lemma: מֹר (mor) · Strong's: H4753
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: myrrh
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 30:23, Esther 2:12, Psalms 45:8, Proverbs 7:17, Song of Solomon 1:13, Song of Solomon 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4753; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 9
וּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.Nahand frankincense
Lemma: לְבֹנָה (le.vo.nah) · Strong's: H3828
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: frankincense
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:15, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3828; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 10
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 11
אַבְקַ֥ת'av.Kat[the] scent-powder of
Lemma: אֲבָקָה (a.va.qah) · Strong's: H0081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: aromatic powder
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0081; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 12
רוֹכֵֽל\׃ro.Khela trader
Lemma: רָכַל (ra.khal) · Strong's: H7402
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to trade
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:15, Nehemiah 3:31, Nehemiah 3:32, Nehemiah 13:20, Ezekiel 17:4, Ezekiel 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7402; TAHOT Song of Solomon 3:6 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| coming up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| like a column | → | תִּימָרָה H8490 column |
| of smoke | → | עָשָׁן H6227 smoke |
| scented | → | קָטַר H6999I to offer: to perfume |
| with myrrh | → | מֹר H4753 myrrh |
| and frankincense | → | לְבֹנָה H3828 frankincense |
| from all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the spices | → | אֲבָקָה H0081 aromatic powder |
| of the merchant | → | רָכַל H7402 to trade |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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