Song of Solomon 1:14

My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
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1 Samuel 23:29

וַיַּעַל דָּוִד מִשָּׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּמְצָדוֹת עֵֽין-גֶּֽדִי׃
29
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

Song of Solomon 1:13

צְרוֹר הַמֹּר׀ דּוֹדִי לִי בֵּין שָׁדַי יָלִֽין׃
13
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

Joshua 15:62

וְהַנִּבְשָׁן וְעִיר-הַמֶּלַח וְעֵין גֶּדִי עָרִים שֵׁשׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃
62
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

Song of Solomon 2:3

כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר כֵּן דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים בְּצִלּוֹ חִמַּדְתִּי וְיָשַׁבְתִּי וּפִרְיוֹ מָתוֹק לְחִכִּֽי׃
3
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 4:13

שְׁלָחַיִךְ פַּרְדֵּס רִמּוֹנִים עִם פְּרִי מְגָדִים כְּפָרִים עִם-נְרָדִֽים׃
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Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
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Song of Solomon 1:14
Masoretic Phrasing
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אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל הַכֹּ֤פֶר דּוֹדִי֙ Pashta — a lesser break לִ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break בְּכַרְמֵ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל
אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל
Root word cluster, clusters, grapes
Dictionary form: אֶשְׁכּוֹל · esh-KOLE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsc
Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word
אֶשְׁכֹּל Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
In English
In the KJV here: is unto me as a cluster
cluster ×2 and the clusters thereof ×1 as clusters ×1 in the cluster ×1 is unto me as a cluster ×1 the cluster of grapes ×1 their clusters ×1 to clusters ×1
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cluster — Most natural modern English; works for any fruit cluster.
bunch — Informal and vivid; ideal for grapes specifically.
spray — Poetic register; suits lyrical or song passages well.
clump — Emphasizes density; less common for fruit imagery.
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BDB816 H811

BDB815 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB817

אֶשְׁכּוֺל (אֶשְׁכֹּל Song 7:8) noun masculineNum 13:23 cluster (Ethiopic , Arabic , Aramaic אִיתְכְּלָא; etymology dubious; Thes MV below √ שׁכל, but no suitable meaning proven; Sta§ 258; 300 derives from √ אשׁך with afformative ל) — ׳א absolute Num 13:24 +; construct vNum 13:23 +; plural אַשְׁכֹּלוֺת Song 7:8 construct אַשְׁכְּלֹת Deut 32:32, אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Song 7:9 suffix אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ Gen 40:10

1. cluster of grapes, עֲנָבִים ׳א Num 13:23 compare vNum 13:24 see also Gen 40:10 הִבְשִׁילוּ עֲנָבִים ׳א its clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have they Deut 32:32 (|| עִנְבֵי רוֺשׁ); figurative of Israel Isa 65:8 ׳יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֺשׁ בְּא; Mic 7:1 אֵין אֶשְׁכּוֺל לֶאֱכוֺל figurative of desolation of Israel under Yahweh's judgment; Song 7:9 in simile שָׁדַיִךְ כְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן compare v.Song 7:8 (where Thes MV think of clusters of dates, see תָּמָר palm-tree, ib.)
2. cluster of henna-flowers, הַכֹּפֶר ׳א (see כפר), metaphor of the beloved one Song 1:14. (compare GrünwaldIsrael. Letterbode, Amst., xi. 148 f.)

Strong's Definition H811
cluster, clusters, grapes
ʾeškôl
a bunch of grapes or other fruit
  • cluster
    • of grapes
    • "of flowers (metaphor of lover)
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 8 English renderings
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Word Parts
הַ כֹּ֤פֶר
הַ
Prefix — article the
כֹּ֤פֶר
Root word ransom, satisfaction, bribe, camphire, money, …
Dictionary form: כֹּפֶר · koh-PER
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Td/Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
הַ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
כֹּפֶר Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: of camphire
a ransom ×2 ransom ×2 satisfaction ×2 a bribe ×1 a ransom for him ×1 any bribe ×1 camphire ×1 for thy ransom ×1
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ransom — Most common sense; payment to redeem a life.
redemption payment — Clarifies the transactional, legal character of the sum.
compensation — Broader term; suits contexts of satisfaction or settlement.
bribe — Use when the payment is illicit or corrupt in context.
pitch — Waterproofing material; reserve for Noah's ark and similar texts.
henna — Botanical sense (camphire); use in Song of Songs passages.
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BDB4154 H3724

BDB4153 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4155

I. כֹּפֶר noun masculine the price of a life, ransom (ποινή, wergild); — ׳כ Exod 21:30 + 10 t.; suffix כָּפְרְךָ Isa 43:3 כָפְרוֺ Ps 49:8

1. a price for ransom of a life Job 33:24; Job 36:18 עַל ׳כ Exod 21:30 (Covt. code; || פִּדְיֹן נַפְשׁוֺ); נפשׁ ׳כ Prov 13:8 לְ ׳כ ransom for Prov 6:35; Prov 21:18; Num 35:31; Num 35:32 (P); כָּפְרוֺ his ransom Ps 49:8 ׅ || ( פדה; כָּפְרְךָ thy ransom Isa 43:3 ׅ || ( תַּחְתֶּיךָ; כֹּפֶר alone 1Sam 12:3; Amos 5:12.
2. in the ritual of P נַפְשׁוֺ ׳כ Exod 30:12 is a half shekel of the sanctuary paid by each male above twenty years at the census in order that there might be no plague upon them. It was offered to Yahweh, לְכַפֵּר על to atone for them.


BDB4159 H3724

BDB4158 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4160

II. כֹּ֫פֶר noun masculine pitch (Arabic (loan-word, compare Frä150), Syriac ᵑ7. כּוּפְרָא; Assyrian kupru, kupur DlHWB 348; compare גֹּפֶר ?) — Gen 6:14 (P).


BDB4163 H3724

BDB4162 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4164

III. כֹּ֫פֶר noun masculine name of a plant, El „enna (√ dubious; Late Hebrew כּוֺפֶר; Aramaic כּוּפְרָא, Arabic El „enna, see LöwNo. 159) — a shrub or low tree, with fragrant whitish flowers growing in clusters like grapes, אֶשְׁכֹּל הַכֹּפֶר cluster of Henna Song 1:14 (fragrant, figurative of a beloved one); plural כְּפָרִים Song 4:13.


BDB4165 H3724

BDB4164 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4166

IV. כֹּפֶר noun [masculine] village; — only singular construct כֹּפֶר הַפְּרָזִי 1Sam 6:18 villages of the peasantry.


כְּפַר הָעַמּוֺנִי see כָּפָר above

Strong's Definition H3724
ransom, satisfaction, bribe, camphire, money, …
kōper
properly, a cover, figuratively, a redemption-price
  • price of a life, ransom, bribe
  • "asphalt, pitch (as a covering)"the henna plant, name of a plant (henna?)"village
Variations 8 forms of this word
Translations 14 English renderings
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Word Parts
דּוֹדִ י֙
דּוֹדִ
Root word beloved, uncle, love, uncles, beloveds, …
י֙
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: דּוֹד · dode
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsc/Sp1cs
Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word
דּוֹדִ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
י Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: my beloved
my beloved ×12 is thy beloved ×4 uncle ×4 his uncles ×3 of love ×3 of my beloved ×3 am my beloveds ×2 his uncle ×2
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beloved — Best for Song of Songs; intimate, poetic register.
lover — Romantic context; more direct than 'beloved'.
uncle — Use when kinship meaning is clear from context.
dear one — Softer, affectionate alternative to 'beloved'.
love — As a term of endearment or for the abstract quality.
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BDB1861 H1730

BDB1860 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1862

דּוֺד noun masculineSong 1:2 beloved, love (plural), uncle (Late Hebrew id., Syriac ; Assyrian dâdu DlHA 19) — absolute דּוֺד Song 5:9 (twice in verse); construct דּוֺד 1Sam 10:14 + 3 t.; דֹּד Lev 10:4; Esth 2:15 suffix דּוֺדִי Isa 5:1 (but compare below) + 26 t. all Canticles; דֹּדִי Jer 32:8 + 2 t.; דֹּדְךָ Jer 32:7 דּוֺדֵךְ Song 5:9 (twice in verse) + 2 t.; דּוֺדוֺ Amos 6:10; 1Sam 10:16, דֹּדוֺ Lev 20:20 + 4 t.; דּוֺדָהּ Song 8:5 plural דּוֺדִים Song 5:1 דֹּדִים Prov 7:18; Ezek 16:8; Ezek 23:17 plural suffix דֹּדַי Song 7:13 דֹּדֶיךָ Song 1:2; Song 1:4 דֹּדַיִךְ Song 4:10 (twice in verse); דֹּדֵיהֶן Num 36:11

1. most often loved one, beloved (lover, betrothed) Song 1:13; Song 1:14; Song 1:16; Song 2:3; Song 2:8; Song 2:9; Song 2:10; Song 2:16; Song 2:17; Song 4:16; Song 5:2; Song 5:4; Song 5:5; Song 5:6 (twice in verse); Song 5:8; Song 5:9 (twice in verse); Song 5:10; Song 5:16; Song 6:1 (twice in verse); Song 6:2; Song 6:3 (twice in verse); Song 7:10; Song 7:11; Song 7:12; Song 7:14; Song 8:5; Song 8:14 beloved one, friend, שִׁירַת דּוֺדִי Isa 5:1 (where Lo Che דודים ׳שׁ love-song, see 3 below)
2. specifically uncle, Lev 10:4 (father's brother, patruus; Syriac = also avunculus) Num 36:11; 1Sam 14:50; 2Kgs 24:17; Lev 20:20; Lev 25:49 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:14; 1Sam 10:15; 1Sam 10:16; Esth 2:7; Esth 2:15; Jer 32:7; Jer 32:8; Jer 32:9; Jer 32:12 perhaps also 1Chr 27:32 Jonathan, David's דּוֺד so AV RV; = kinsman (?, so St RVm) Amos 6:10.
3. plural abstract love Prov 7:18; Song 1:2; Song 1:4; Song 4:10 (twice in verse); Song 5:1 (Song 5:1 and elsewhere concrete beloved ones, so AV RV, ᵐ5 ἀδελφυἰ; so עֵת דדים Ezek 16:8 מִשְׁכַּב דדים Ezek 23:17.

Strong's Definition H1730
beloved, uncle, love, uncles, beloveds, …
dôd
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
  • beloved, love, uncle
    • loved one, beloved
    • "uncle"love (pl. abstract)
Variations 23 forms of this word
Translations 30 English renderings
Beloved
Word Parts
לִ ֔י
לִ
Preposition to, for
֔י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Sp1cs
Preposition
לִ Speech Preposition
י Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular
In English
it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22
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בְּ כַרְמֵ֖י
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
כַרְמֵ֖י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("In the vineyards")
Dictionary form: כֶּרֶם · keh-REM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Ncbpc
Noun — Common, both plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
בְּ Speech Preposition
כַרְמֵי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Plural State Construct
In English
In the KJV here: in the vineyards
vineyards ×13 and vineyards ×8 a vineyard ×7 the vineyard ×7 thy vineyard ×6 the vineyards ×5 vineyard ×4 my vineyard ×3
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vineyard — Standard modern rendering; suits most narrative contexts.
vine-garden — Highlights cultivated, garden-like character of the plot.
winery — Emphasizes production purpose; good for commercial contexts.
grape plantation — Clarifies agricultural scale; useful in descriptive passages.
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BDB4196 H3754

BDB4195 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4197

כֶּרֶם92 noun masculineDeut 28:30 (feminineIsa 27:2) vineyard (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּרְמָא Zinjirli כרם DHMSendsch.58; Arabic , vine; Ethiopic vine; JenZA vii. (1892), 217 compare Assyrian Karânu, vine; — etymology dubious; Thes and others compare Arabic noble, generous, fertile, but precarious); — absolute ׳כ Exod 22:4 +, כָּ֑רֶם Gen 9:20 +; construct כֶּרֶם 1Kgs 21:7 +; suffix כַּרְמִי Isa 5:3 +, כַּרְמְךָ Exod 23:11 +, etc.; plural כְּרָמִים Josh 24:13 +; construct כַּרְמֵי Amos 5:1 + 2 t.; suffix כְּרָמֵנוּ Neh 5:3 + 3 t.; כַרְמֵיכֶם Amos 4:9 + 2 t., etc., — vineyard Gen 9:20 (J), 1Kgs 21:1 + 9 t. 1Kgs 21; Song 2:15 (twice in verse) +; so even Judg 15:5 (where read וזית ׳כָ compare GFM, who however doubts genuineness); + זַּיִת Exod 23:11 (E) and often (V. זית); + שָׂדֶה Exod 22:4; Exod 22:5 (E), and often; figurative of Israel under ׳י's. care Isa 5:1ff., compare Isa 3:14; Jer 12:10 figurative of Shulamite's complexion Song 1:6, of her heart Song 8:12. — Vbs. governing ׳כ are: — נָטַע Gen 9:20; Amos 5:11 + 16 t., compare ׳מַטָּעֵי כ Mic 1:6 זָרַע Deut 22:9 (c. 2 accusative); חִלֵּל = begin to use fruit of, Deut 20:6 (twice in verse); Deut 28:30; Jer 31:5 זָמַר prune, Lev 25:3; Lev 25:4 בָּצַר gather, harvest (literally cut off, i.e. grapes, Lev 25:5; Lev 25:11), Deut 24:21; Judg 9:27, compare לִקֵּשׁ Job 24:6 עוֺלֵל glean, Lev 19:10; Deut 24:21 אָכַל Josh 24:13 (usually 'eat fruit of' Isa 65:21, etc.); locusts devour Amos 4:9 (si vera lectio) On proper name, of a location אָבֵל כְּרָמִים see II. אָבֵל 4; בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם.

Strong's Definition H3754
vineyards, vineyard, vines, vintage
kerem
a garden or vineyard
  • vineyard
Variations 40 forms of this word
Translations 41 English renderings
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Word Parts
עֵ֥ין
עֵ֥ין
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: עֵין גֶּדִי · ane ɡeh-DEE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
עֵין Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
of en-gedi ×2 and en-gedi ×1 at en-gedi ×1 is en-gedi ×1 it from en-gedi ×1
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En-gedi — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most Bible translations.
Ein Gedi — Hebrew/Israeli spelling; suits historical or geographical contexts.
En Gedi — Unhyphenated modern form used in some contemporary translations.
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BDB6018 H5872

BDB6017 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6019

עֵין גֶּ֫דִי proper name, of a location Ενγαδδει, etc.; — עֵין גֶּ֑דִי מְצָדֹת 1Sam 23:29, ׳מִדְבַּר ע 1Sam 24:1, ׳כַּרְמֵי ע Song 1:14 ׳ע=חַצְצוֺן תָּמָר (q. v.) according to 2Chr 20:2 עֵין גֶּ֨דִי֨ Ezek 47:10 modern ±Ain ³idî, on West shore of Dead Sea, GASmGeogr.269 f, 512 BuhlGeogr. 41.164 f.

Strong's Definition H5872
en-gedi
ʿên gedî
fount of the kid
En-Gedi, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the wilderness of Judah on the western shore of the Dead Sea
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 5 English renderings
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Word Parts
גֶּֽדִי
גֶּֽדִי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of en-gedi")
Dictionary form: עֵין גֶּדִי · ane ɡeh-DEE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
גֶּֽדִי Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: of en-gedi
of en-gedi ×2 and en-gedi ×1 at en-gedi ×1 is en-gedi ×1 it from en-gedi ×1
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En-gedi — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most Bible translations.
Ein Gedi — Hebrew/Israeli spelling; suits historical or geographical contexts.
En Gedi — Unhyphenated modern form used in some contemporary translations.
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BDB6018 H5872

BDB6017 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6019

עֵין גֶּ֫דִי proper name, of a location Ενγαδδει, etc.; — עֵין גֶּ֑דִי מְצָדֹת 1Sam 23:29, ׳מִדְבַּר ע 1Sam 24:1, ׳כַּרְמֵי ע Song 1:14 ׳ע=חַצְצוֺן תָּמָר (q. v.) according to 2Chr 20:2 עֵין גֶּ֨דִי֨ Ezek 47:10 modern ±Ain ³idî, on West shore of Dead Sea, GASmGeogr.269 f, 512 BuhlGeogr. 41.164 f.

Strong's Definition H5872
en-gedi
ʿên gedî
fount of the kid
En-Gedi, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the wilderness of Judah on the western shore of the Dead Sea
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 5 English renderings