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How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! (KJV)

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מַה\־mah-how!

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 1

יָּפ֥וּya.Futhey are beautiful

Lemma: יָפָה (ya.phah) · Strong's: H3302

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: be beautiful

Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 45:2, Song of Solomon 7:1, Song of Solomon 7:6, Jeremiah 4:30, Jeremiah 10:4, Ezekiel 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3302; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 2

דֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhlove<s> your

Lemma: דּוֹד (dod) · Strong's: H1730H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: beloved: love

Used 10 times. Also: Proverbs 7:18, Song of Solomon 1:2, Song of Solomon 1:4, Song of Solomon 5:1, Song of Solomon 7:12, Isaiah 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1730H; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 3

אֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiO sister my

Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 4

כַלָּ֑הkha.Lahbride

Lemma: כַּלָּה (kal.lah) · Strong's: H3618G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: daughter-in-law: bride

Used 17 times. Also: Song of Solomon 4:8, Song of Solomon 4:9, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 4:12, Song of Solomon 5:1, Isaiah 49:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3618G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 5

מַה\־mah-how!

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 6

טֹּ֤בוּTouthey are good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: be pleasing

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 7

דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhlove<s> your

Lemma: דּוֹד (dod) · Strong's: H1730H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: beloved: love

Used 10 times. Also: Proverbs 7:18, Song of Solomon 1:2, Song of Solomon 1:4, Song of Solomon 5:1, Song of Solomon 7:12, Isaiah 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1730H; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 8

מִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinmore than wine

Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wine

Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 9

וְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achand [the] odor of

Lemma: רֵיחַ (re.ach) · Strong's: H7381

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: aroma

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7381; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 10

שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhoils your

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 11

מִכָּל\־mi.kolmore than 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 4:10 word 12

בְּשָׂמִֽים\׃be.sa.Mimspices

Lemma: בֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) · Strong's: H1314

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: spice

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 35:8, Exodus 35:28, 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1314; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:10 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

How	→	מָה H4100 what?
delightful	→	יָפָה H3302 be beautiful
[is] your love	→	דּוֹד H1730H beloved: love
my sister	→	אָחוֹת H0269 sister
my bride	→	כַּלָּה H3618G daughter-in-law: bride
Your love	→	דּוֹד H1730H beloved: love
is much	→	מָה H4100 what?
better	→	טוֹב H2895 be pleasing
than wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
and the fragrance	→	רֵיחַ H7381 aroma
of your perfume	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil
than all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
spices	→	בֶּ֫שֶׂם H1314 spice

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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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