KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Song of Solomon 4:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| 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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| “Awake,” | ע֤וּרִי | To wake (literally or figuratively) | Awake |
| “O north wind;” | צָפוֹן֙ | Properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) | O north wind |
| “and come,” | וּב֣וֹאִי | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “thou south;” | תֵימָ֔ן | The south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) | south |
| “blow upon” | הָפִ֥יחִי | To puff, i.e., blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff | blow upon |
| “my garden,” | גַנִּ֖י | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the spices” | בְשָׂמָ֑יו | Fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant | spices |
| “thereof may flow out.” | יִזְּל֣וּ | To drip, or shed by trickling | thereof flow out |
| “Let my beloved” | דוֹדִי֙ | (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle | Let beloved |
| “come” | יָבֹ֤א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “into his garden,” | לְגַנּ֔וֹ | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “and eat” | וְיֹאכַ֖ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “his pleasant” | מְגָדָֽיו׃ | Properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit | pleasant |
| “fruits.” | פְּרִ֥י | Fruit (literally or figuratively) | fruits |
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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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