KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”
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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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| “My beloved” | דּוֹדִי֙ | (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle | beloved |
| “is gone down” | יָרַ֣ד | To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) | gone down |
| “into his garden,” | לְגַנּ֔וֹ | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “to the beds” | לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת | Something piled up (as if (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e., a paterre | beds |
| “of spices,” | הַבֹּ֑שֶׂם | Fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant | spices |
| “to feed” | לִרְעוֹת֙ | To tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) | feed |
| “in the gardens,” | בַּגַּנִּ֔ים | A garden (as fenced) | gardens |
| “and to gather” | וְלִלְקֹ֖ט | Properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean | gather |
| “lilies.” | שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ | A lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape) | lilies |
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1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
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