| “The cedars” | אֲרָזִ֣ים | A cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) | cedars |
| “in the garden” | בְּגַן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “of God” | אֱלֹהִים֒ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “could not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | could not |
| “hide” | עֲמָמֻהוּ֮ | To associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together) | hide |
| “him: the fir trees” | בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים | A cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) | fir trees |
| “were not like” | דָמוּ֙ | To compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider | not like |
| “his boughs,” | סְעַפֹּתָ֔יו | A twig | boughs |
| “and the chesnut trees” | וְעַרְמֹנִ֥ים | The plane tree (from its smooth and shed bark) | chesnut trees |
| “were” | הָי֖וּ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | were |
| “not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “like his branches;” | כְּפֹֽרֹאתָ֑יו | Properly, ornamentation, i.e., (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green | like branches |
| “nor” | לֹא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | nor |
| “any” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | any |
| “tree” | עֵץ֙ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “in the garden” | בְּגַן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “of God” | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “was like” | דָמָ֥ה | To compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider | like |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “him in his beauty.” | בְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃ | Beauty | beauty |