KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Song of Solomon 4:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “A fountain” | מַעְיַ֣ן | A fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) | fountain |
| “of gardens,” | גַּנִּ֔ים | A garden (as fenced) | gardens |
| “a well” | בְּאֵ֖ר | A pit; especially a well | well |
| “of living” | חַיִּ֑ים | Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively | living |
| “waters,” | מַ֣יִם | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | waters |
| “and streams” | וְנֹזְלִ֖ים | To drip, or shed by trickling | streams |
| “from” | מִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | from |
| “Lebanon.” | לְבָנֽוֹן׃ | Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine | Lebanon |
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13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
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