Song of Solomon 4:11 Go deeper

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Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. (KJV)

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נֹ֛פֶתNo.fethoney

Lemma: נֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) · Strong's: H5317

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

Meaning: honey

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5317; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 1

תִּטֹּ֥פְנָהti.To.fe.nahthey drip

Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to drip/prophesy

Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 5:5, Song of Solomon 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 2

שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhlips your

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 3

כַּלָּ֑הka.LahO bride

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 4:10, Song of Solomon 4:12, Song of Solomon 5:1, Isaiah 49:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3618G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 4

דְּבַ֤שׁde.Vashhoney

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

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

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 5

וְחָלָב֙ve.cha.Lavand milk

Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461

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

Meaning: milk

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 6

תַּ֣חַתTa.chat[are] under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 7

לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.Nekhtongue your

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 8

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 4:11 word 9

שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhgarments your

Lemma: שַׂלְמָה (sal.mah) · Strong's: H8008

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: garment

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8008; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 10

כְּרֵ֥יחַke.Rei.ach[is] like [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 4:11 word 11

לְבָנֽוֹן\׃\ \סle.va.NonLebanon

Lemma: לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) · Strong's: H3844G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Lebanon

Used 63 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3844G; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:11 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
my bride	→	כַּלָּה H3618G daughter-in-law: bride
drip	→	נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy
sweetness like the honeycomb	→	נֹ֫פֶת H5317 honey
honey	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey
and milk	→	חָלָב H2461 milk
are under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
your tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
and the fragrance	→	רֵיחַ H7381 aroma
of your garments	→	שַׂלְמָה H8008 garment
is like the aroma	→	רֵיחַ H7381 aroma
of Lebanon	→	לְבָנוֹן H3844G Lebanon

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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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