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Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. (KJV)

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כְּח֤וּטke.Chut[are] like [the] thread of

Lemma: חוּט (chut) · Strong's: H2339

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

Meaning: thread

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Joshua 2:18, Judges 16:12, 1 Kings 7:15, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Jeremiah 52:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2339; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 1

הַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.Ni<the> scarlet

Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144

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

Meaning: scarlet

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 2

שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.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 4:3 word 3

וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְu.mid.ba.Reikhand mouth your

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057A

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

Meaning: mouth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057A; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 4

נָאוֶ֑הna.Veh[is] lovely

Lemma: נָאוֶה (na.eh) · Strong's: H5000

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: lovely

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 33:1, Psalms 147:1, Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 19:10, Proverbs 26:1, Song of Solomon 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5000; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 5

כְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lach[is] like [the] slice of

Lemma: פֶּ֫לַח (pe.lach) · Strong's: H6400

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

Meaning: millstone

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 9:53, 1 Samuel 30:12, 2 Samuel 11:21, Job 41:24, Song of Solomon 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6400; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 6

הָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOn<the> pomegranate

Lemma: רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) · Strong's: H7416

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

Meaning: pomegranate

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 28:33, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25, Exodus 39:26, Numbers 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7416; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 7

רַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.Tekhtemple your

Lemma: רַקָּה (raq.qah) · Strong's: H7541

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

Meaning: temple

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 4:21, Judges 4:22, Judges 5:26, Song of Solomon 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7541; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 8

מִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adfrom behind

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 9

לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ\׃le.tza.ma.Tekhto veil your

Lemma: צַמָּה (tsam.mah) · Strong's: H6777

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

Meaning: veil

Used 4 times. Also: Song of Solomon 4:1, Song of Solomon 6:7, Isaiah 47:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6777; TAHOT Song of Solomon 4:3 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
are like a scarlet	→	שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet
ribbon	→	חוּט H2339 thread
and your mouth	→	מִדְבָּר H4057A mouth
is lovely	→	נָאוֶה H5000 lovely
Your brow	→	רַקָּה H7541 temple
behind	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
your veil	→	צַמָּה H6777 veil
is like a slice	→	פֶּ֫לַח H6400 millstone
of pomegranate	→	רִמּוֹן H7416 pomegranate

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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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