Song of Solomon 7:2

Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

שָׁרְרֵ ךְ֙
שָׁרְרֵ
Root word navel
ךְ֙
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)
Dictionary form: שֹׁרֶר · shoh-RER

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: thy navel
thy navel ×1
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navel — Standard modern anatomical term; broadly understood.
belly button — Informal register; suits casual or poetic-earthy contexts.
umbilicus — Clinical/formal register; use in scholarly or medical notes.
navel cord — Emphasizes the cord/connection nuance some scholars see here.

BDB9050 H8270 H8326

BDB9049 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9051

[שֹׁר] noun [masculine] navel-string (compare Aramaic שׁוּרָא Ezek 16:4 ᵑ7, , Arabic , all id.); — suffix לאֹ כָרַּת שָׁרֵּךְ Ezek 16:4 (Ges«GKC:22s»§ 22s ii. 1. 45) thy navel-string was nut cut; questioned are: שָׁרֶּ֑ךָ Prov 3:8 (De and others navel, synechd. for body, || עַצְמוֺתֶתךָ; ᵐ5 τῷ σώματι; σου, compare ᵑ6, Clericus Bi Frankenb בְּשָֽׂרְךָ, Ew Hi Kmp and others שְׁאֵרְךָ, Toy either); שָׂרְרֵךְ Song 7:3 (ᵐ5 ὀμφαλάς σοὺ || בִּטְנֵךְ), = שָׁרֵּךְ Thes and others; now often interpreted as = vulva, compare Arabic secret part, Hi Stickel Buhl Öttli, noticed also by Thes, but Arabism dubious, see Bu.

navel
šōrer
the umbilical cord, i.e., (by extension) a bodice
  • navel, umbilical cord

אַגַּ֣ן
אַגַּ֣ן
Root word basons, cups, goblet
Dictionary form: אַגָּן · ag-GAWN

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: goblet
goblet ×1 it in basons ×1 of cups ×1
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bowl — Most common modern term for a rounded drinking vessel.
cup — Modernizes KJV 'of cups'; suitable for smaller vessels.
goblet — Retains ceremonial or poetic register; good for Song of Songs.
basin — Modernizes KJV 'basons'; better for larger, ritual containers.
chalice — Elevated register; suits liturgical or royal contexts.

BDB93 H101

BDB92 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB94

[אַגָּן] noun [masculine] bowl, basin (Talmud אוֺגָן, Aramaic אַגָּנָא, ; Arabic , vessel in which clothes are washed; Assyrian (plural) aganât¢ DlW).

1. basins used in ritual אֲגָנֹת Exod 24:6 (E).
2. אַגַּן הַסַּהַר, simile of curves of body Song 7:3.
3. metaphor of family of Eliakim. כְּלֵי הָאַגָּנוֺת = basin-vessels Isa 22:24 (= bowl-shaped vessels Che) opposed to כְּלֵי הַנְּכָלִים; both || כְּלֵי הַקָּטָן.

basons, cups, goblet
ʾaggān
a bowl (as pounded out hollow)
  • bowl, basins
    • basins used in ritual
    • "human body (metaphorically), curves of the body (simile)"of family of Eliakim (metaphorically)

הַ סַּ֔הַר
הַ
Prefix — article the
סַּ֔הַר
Root word round
Dictionary form: סַהַר · sa-HAHR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: is like a round
is like a round ×1
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round — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly useful.
circular — Emphasizes geometric shape; slightly more formal.
disk-shaped — Vivid and concrete; good for poetic imagery.
orb — Evokes a spherical or moon-like object; poetic register.

BDB5512 H5469

BDB5511 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5513

סַ֫הַר noun [masculine] roundness; — ׳אַגַּן הַמּ Song 7:3 a bowl of roundness = a round bowl (in simile).

round
sahar
roundness
  • roundness

אַל
אַל
Particle not
Dictionary form: אַל · al

Particle — Negative

In the KJV here: not
not ×238 neither ×59 let not ×44 be not ×26 nor ×23 ye not ×18 no ×17 me not ×15
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do not — Most natural modern negative imperative; broadly applicable.
never — Use when the prohibition carries a sense of absolute refusal.
nor — Coordinating negative; links parallel prohibitions or negations.
no — Emphatic short-form negative; fits exclamatory or abrupt contexts.
and do not — Connects a negative command to a preceding clause smoothly.
must not — Stronger deontic force; stresses obligation to refrain.

BDB419 H408

BDB418 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB420

II. אַל adverb of negation (so Phoenician e.g. CISi.3,4.5.8, Biblical Aramaic, Sabean (DHMZMG 1875, 596), and in the Ethiopic albo, is not), denying however, not objectively as a fact (like לֹא οὐ), but subjectively as a wish (like μή), expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition:
  a.
   (a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number; Gen 15:1 and often אַלתִּֿירָא fear not! Gen 22:12 אַלתִּֿשְׁלַח יָָֽדְךָ put not forth thy hand, Gen 37:27 וְיָדֵנוּ אַלתְּֿהִיבֿוֺ and let not our hand be upon him, Gen 21:16 אַלאֶֿרְאֶה let me not look upon the death of the lad! Ps 25:2 אַלאֵֿבוֺשָׁה let me not be ashamed; with 1 plural (rare) 2Sam 13:25; Jer 18:18; Jonah 1:14. In an imprecation: Gen 49:4 אַלתּֿוֺתַר have not thou the excellency! Ps 109:12; Job 3:4; Job 3:6. Sometimes strengthened by נָא : Gen 13:8; Gen 18:3 and elsewhere
   (b) without a verb, (α) 2Sam 1:21 let (there be) not dew & not rain upon you! Isa 62:6; Ps 83:1. (β) used absolutely, in deprecation Gen 19:18; 2Sam 13:16 (see below אוֺדָה) 2Kgs 3:13; 2Kgs 4:16; 2Kgs 6:27 (see RVm: but possibly to be explained by Dr§ 152 iii; so Th Ke: hardly as Ew§ 355 b) Ruth 1:13 אַל בְּנֹתַי Nay, my daughters, compare Judg 19:23 (γ) after a preceding imperative Amos 5:14; Joel 2:13; Prov 8:10, a jussive Prov 27:2, an infinitive absolute Prov 27:2. (χ) in poetry אַל sometimes expresses vividly the emotion or sympathy of the poet (see Dr§ 56-8); Isa 2:9 וְאַלתִּֿשָּׂא לָהֶם and forgive them not! (with a touch of passion), Ps 41:3; Prov 3:25; Job 5:22; Ps 34:6 (but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Ew Che here read וּפְנֵיכֶם, probably rightly); Ps 50:3 a may our God come וְאַלֿ יֶ֫חֱשָרשׁ and not be silent! (the psalmist identifying himself with a spectator of the scene vPs 50:2; Ps 50:3 b-c) Ps 121:3 (contrast vPs 121:4 לֹא) Jer 46:6 +.
  b. once Prov 12:28 joined closely to a substantive (compare לֹא 2 b) to express with emphasis its negation: In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway therecf אַלמָֿוֶת there is no-death! i.e. immortality.
  c. once Job 24:25 used in poetry as a substantive, And bring my words לְאַל to nought!

N.B. 1Sam 27:10 אַלפְּֿשַׁטְתֶּם הַיּוֺם, אַל with the perfect is against all analogy; and either אֶלמִֿי (with ᵐ5. ᵑ9), or better אָן whither? (with ᵑ6 ᵑ7 : see 1Sam 10:14) must be read.


BDB9298 H409 H408

BDB9297 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9299

אַל adverb of prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . ., followed by imperfect ( = Biblical Hebrew I. אַל; Zenjirli אל (Had22. 23. 29) Cooke160 f.; compare Pahlavi (GGA, 1884, 1016); not ᵑ7 Syriac); — Dan 2:24 אַלֹתְּֿהוֺבֵד, Dan 4:16; Dan 5:10.

not, neither, no, nor, nay, …
ʾal
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
  • not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
    • do not, let not (with a verb)
    • "let there not be (with a verb understood)"not, no (with substantive)"nothing (as substantive)

יֶחְסַ֖ר
יֶחְסַ֖ר
Root word lack, want, fail, lacked, wanteth, …
Dictionary form: חָסֵר · haw-SARE

Verb — Qal, Jussive, third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" a wish or command — try "let him ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: which wanteth
lack ×3 want ×2 and bereave ×1 decreased ×1 fail ×1 lower ×1 need ×1 shall want ×1
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lack — Most neutral and versatile; fits most contexts well.
be without — Emphasizes absence; natural in modern prose.
be deficient — Slightly formal; good for measurable shortfall contexts.
decrease — Prefer when quantity diminishes over time.
fall short — Idiomatic; suits contexts of failing to meet a standard.
be deprived — Highlights loss imposed from outside; stronger emotional weight.

BDB2986 H2637

BDB2985 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2987

חָסֵר verb lack, need, be lacking, decrease (see LagBN 143; Late Hebrew חִסֵּר cause to lack or fail, diminish (active), and derivatives; Aramaic חֲסַר, , want, lack, and derivatives, compare Phoenician מחסר, see מחסור below; Arabic remove, strip off; disappear, retire (of water), fail (of sight), etc.; perhaps also Ethiopic be inferior, worthless, diminished Di590 and derivatives) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ח 1Kgs 17:16 2 masculine singular חָסַרְתָּ Deut 2:7 3 plural חָסֵ֑רוּ Neh 9:21 1 plural חָסַרְנוּ Jer 44:18 Imperfect יֶחְסַר Deut 15:8 + 2 t.; יֶחְסָ֑ר Prov 31:11; Eccl 9:8 3 feminine singular תֶּחְסָ֑ר 1Kgs 17:14; Prov 13:25 2 masculine singular תֶּחְסַר Deut 8:9 1 singular תֶּחְסָ֑ר Ps 23:1 plural יַחְסְרוּ Ps 34:11; Ezek 4:17 וַיַּחְסְרוּ Gen 8:3 יַחְסְרוּן Gen 18:28 Infinitive construct חֲסַר Prov 10:21 Ew§ 238 a, compare Ges«GKC:45»§ 45. 1 a; absolute חָסוֺר Gen 8:5 Participle חָסֵר 1Kgs 11:22; Eccl 10:3 (see חָסֵר below); —
1. lack:
  a. with accusative Gen 18:28 (J) perchance the fifty righteous lack five, Deut 2:7 thou hast not lacked anything, Deut 8:9; Jer 44:18; 1Kgs 11:22; Ezek 4:17; Ps 34:11; Prov 31:11, compare also בַּחֲסַרלֵֿב Prov 10:21 by lacking intelligence (sense), (Di puts here Deut 15:8, see below)
  b. absolute be in want, want Ps 23:1; Prov 13:25; Neh 9:21.
2. be lacking, לוֺ ׳מַחְסֹרוֺ אֲשֶׁר יֶח Deut 15:8 his lack (i.e. thing needed), which is lacking to him (possible also is, which he lacks for himself, so Di, see above); שֶׁמֶן ׳עַלרֹֿאְשְׁךָ אַליֶֿח Eccl 9:8 oil on thy head let it not be lacking; see also absolute Isa 51:14; Song 7:3, and לִבּוֺ חָסֵר Eccl 10:3 his sense is lacking; of jar of oil 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 17:16 (absolute) by meton. for the oil itself (compare || כלה be consumed, exhausted).
3. diminish, decrease, of waters Gen 8:3 (P), compare הָלוֺךְ וְחָסוֺר vGen 8:5 (P), waters continually diminished (see הלך above). Pi`el cause to lack, with accusative of person, Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מעט מֵאֱלהים Ps 8:6 and thou didst make him lack little of God; Participle וּמְחַסֵּר אתנֿפשׁי מִטּוֺבָה Eccl 4:8 for whom am I labouring and depriving myself of good things? Hiph`il Perfect הֶחֱסִיר Exod 16:18 Imperfect יַחְסִיר Isa 32:6cause to be lacking, fail, with accusative of thing ׳מַשְׁקֵה צָמֵא יַח Isa 32:6 the drink of the thirsty he causeth to fail (|| לְהָרִיק נפשׁ רָעֵב); absolute Exod 16:18 (P), he that gathered little caused no lack.

lack, want, fail, lacked, wanteth, …
ḥāsēr
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
  • to lack, be without, decrease, be lacking, have a need
    • (Qal)
      • to lack
      • "to be lacking"to diminish, decrease
      (Piel) to cause to lack"(Hiphil) to cause to be lacking

הַ מָּ֑זֶג
הַ
Prefix — article the
מָּ֑זֶג
Root word liquor
Dictionary form: מֶזֶג · meh-DZEɡ

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: liquor
liquor ×1
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wine — Most natural rendering; fits poetic/romantic contexts well.
blended wine — Highlights mixing process; precise in banquet scenes.
spiced wine — Emphasizes added aromatics; suits Song of Songs context.
drink — Broadest, most neutral option for uncertain contexts.

BDB4567 H4197

BDB4566 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4568

[מֶ֫זֶג] noun masculine mixture, i.e. mixed wine (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic, and thence מִזְנָא, מְזִיגָא; ; Arabic water mixed with wine, mixture (Fräl.c.), compare , ); — אַליֶֿחְסַר הַמָּ֑זֶג Song 7:3 (Tosafoth here spiced wine: compare LevyNHWB iii. 61).

liquor
mezeg
tempered wine
  • mixture, mixed wine

בִּטְנֵ ךְ֙
בִּטְנֵ
Root word womb, belly, body, within, born
ךְ֙
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)
Dictionary form: בֶּטֶן · beh-TEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: thy belly
of the belly ×5 of thy body ×5 womb ×5 from the womb ×3 of the womb ×3 belly ×2 his belly ×2 me from the womb ×2
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womb — Best for birth/pregnancy contexts; most precise anatomical term.
belly — Modernizes KJV; good for hunger, pain, or body imagery.
abdomen — Clinical/neutral; suits literal anatomical description.
stomach — Informal; natural in everyday speech about the midsection.
body — Prefer when 'flesh of your body' or lineage is the focus.
depths — Figurative; suits poetic lines about inward being or soul.

BDB1028 H990

BDB1027 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1029

I. בֶ֫טֶן noun feminineNum 5:25 belly, body, womb (Arabic ) — ׳בּ absolute Judg 13:7 +; בָּ֑טֶן vJudg 13:5 +; construct בֶּטֶן Ps 139:13 +; suffix בִּטְנִי Job 3:10 +; בִּטְנְךָ Deut 7:13 +; בִּטְנֵךְ Gen 25:23 בִּטְנוֺ Job 15:2 +, etc.; —

1. a. belly, abdomen, of man Judg 3:21; Judg 3:22 of woman Num 5:21; Num 5:22; Num 5:27 as beautiful in form Song 7:3 as seat of hunger Prov 13:25 as eating Ezek 3:3 (|| מֵעִים); compare Prov 18:20 (figurative); as seat of passion, avarice, etc. Job 20:20; Job 20:23 in figure of God's casting riches out of extortioner's belly Job 20:15 (|| וַיְקִאֶנּוּ), compare also Ps 17:14 figurative of innermost part of man = inmost soul Prov 18:8 = Prov 26:22; Prov 20:27; Prov 20:30 (all ׳חַדְרֵי ב); as seat of intell. faculties (= English breast or bosom) Prov 22:18 (compare מֵעִים Ps 40:9) Job 15:2; Job 15:35; Job 32:18, רוּחַ בִּטְנִי vJob 15:19 as trembling at theophany Hab 3:16.
  b. belly of hippopotamus Job 40:16.
  c. בֶּטֶן שְׁאוֺל Jonah 2:3 (Jonah's prayer: || מְצוּלָה בִּלְבַכ יַמִּים).
2. body, opposed to soul Ps 31:10 (opposed to נֶפֶשׁ), also Ps 44:26 (opposed to id.; — on this compare ZimBp 71).
3. womb Gen 25:23; Gen 25:24; Gen 38:27 (all J) Hos 12:4; Job 10:19 (|| רֶחֶם vJob 10:18) Eccl 11:5; Job 31:15 הֲלֹא בַבֶּטֶן עשֵֹׁנִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ did not he that made me in the womb make him (|| וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ בָּרֶחֶם אֶחָד); compare Ps 139:13 תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן, & Jer 1:5 especially ׳פְּרִי ב i.e. offspring Gen 30:2 (E) Ps 127:3; Isa 13:18; Prov 31:2 בַּר בִּטְנִי = my son (|| בְּרִי) compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 of birth יָצָא מִבֶּטֶן Job 1:21; Job 3:11; Eccl 5:14 בֶּטֶן alone = birth Hos 9:11 (|| לֵדָה, הֵרָיוֺן), compare Figurative מִבֶּטֶן מִי יָצָא הַקָּ֑רַח Job 38:29 out of whose womb came the ice ? compare לֹא סָגַר דַּלְתֵי בִּטְנִי Job 3:10 i.e. of my (mother's) womb; גָּחָה מִבֶּטֶן take, draw out of the womb, subject ׳י (i.e. cause to be born) Ps 22:10 פְּרִי בֶטֶןused also of father Mic 6:7, compare Ps 132:11 (David as ancestor of Messianic King); Job 19:17 בְּנֵי בִטְנִי sons of my body, of doubtful interpretation, perhaps = sons of my (mother's) womb, compare Job 3:10 (Ges De), i.e. my brother or men of my clan RSK 33 f., others my sons (Ew), my grandsons (Di); also in addressing Israel As a whole (masculine suffix) Deut 7:13; Deut 28:4; Deut 28:11; Deut 28:18; Deut 28:53; Deut 30:9, compare מַחֲמַדֵּי בִטְנָם Hos 9:16 beloved ones of their womb; (מִבֶּטֶן) מִןהַֿבֶּטֶן = from birth Judg 13:5; Judg 13:7; Ps 58:4; Ps 71:6, compare also Isa 44:2; Isa 44:24; Isa 46:3 (|| רָחַ֑ם) Isa 48:8; Isa 49:1; Isa 49:5 מִבֶּטֶן נִמִּי id. Judg 16:17; Job 31:18; Ps 22:11 (|| רֶחֶם).
4. architectural word of some rounded projection connected with the two pillars Jachin & Boaz 1Kgs 7:20 (Klo reads הבית).

womb, belly, body, within, born
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
  • belly, womb, body
    • belly, abdomen
      • as seat of hunger, as seat of mental faculties, of depth of Sheol (figuratively)
      womb

עֲרֵמַ֣ת
עֲרֵמַ֣ת
Root word heaps, heap, corn, sheaves
Dictionary form: עָרֵם · aw-RAME

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: is like an heap
the heaps ×2 an heap ×1 and bringing sheaves ×1 as heaps ×1 is like an heap ×1 of the heap of corn ×1 of the heaps ×1 out of the heaps ×1
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pile — Broadly useful; works for grain or rubble piles.
heap — Modernized KJV form; natural for large, loose mounds.
mound — Suggests a more structured or imposing accumulation.
stack — Good for orderly agricultural stacking, e.g. sheaves.
stockpile — Emphasizes stored quantity; suits harvest or tribute contexts.
bundle — Prefer when individual sheaves or bound grain are in view.

BDB6392 H6194

BDB6391 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6393

עֲרֵמָה noun feminine heap; — absolute ׳ע Ruth 3:7 construct עֲרֵמַת Hag 2:16; Song 7:3 plural עֲרֵמוֺת absolute Neh 13:15 +, construct Neh 3:34 absolute עֲרִמִים Jer 50:26heap of rubbish (עָפָר) Neh 3:34 ׳ע = ruin-heap Jer 50:26 = grain-heap (of threshed grain, unthreshed, according to Wetzstl.c.), Hag 2:16; Neh 13:15; Ruth 3:7 חִטִּים ׳ע Song 7:3 of grain and fruit 2Chr 31:6 (twice in verse); 2Chr 31:7; 2Chr 31:8; 2Chr 31:9.

heaps, heap, corn, sheaves
ʿārēm
a heap; specifically, a sheaf
  • heap, pile

חִטִּ֔ים
חִטִּ֔ים
Root word wheat, wheaten
Dictionary form: חִטָּה · hit-TAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of wheat
of wheat ×10 wheat ×9 of the wheat ×2 also unto thee wheat ×1 and of wheat ×1 and the wheat ×1 and wheat ×1 but the wheat ×1
More options
wheat — Standard modern term; suitable for nearly all contexts.
grain — Broader term; useful when wheat is listed among crops.
wheaten — Adjectival use; describes flour, bread, or materials made from wheat.
wheat crop — Emphasizes agricultural harvest context.
hard wheat — Specifies variety; useful in agricultural or technical passages.

BDB2703 H2406

BDB2702 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2704

חִטָּה wheat, see below חנט.


BDB2925 H2406

BDB2924 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2926

חִטָּה noun feminine wheat (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חִנְטִין, חִיטְּתָא, ; Arabic ); — absolute ׳ח Exod 9:32 + 6 t.; plural חִטִּים Gen 30:14 + 20 t.; חִטִּין Ezek 4:9 construct חִטֵּי Ezek 27:17wheat, singular chiefly in poetry, of growing wheat Exod 9:32 (E), Deut 8:8; Job 31:40; Joel 1:11 sown Isa 28:25 food-product Deut 32:14 (׳חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת ח kidney-fat of wheat, i.e. the choicest, see חֵלֶב), ׳חֵלֶב ח Ps 81:17 (compare Ps 147:14 below); elsewhere plural; wheat as sown Jer 12:13 wheat-harvest ׳קְצִיר ח Gen 30:14 (J), Exod 34:22 (JE), Judg 15:1; 1Sam 6:13; 1Sam 12:17; Ruth 2:23, + 2Sam 24:15 where insert according to ᵐ5 We Dr; wheat threshed Judg 6:11; Judg 1:21 compare v1Chr 20:23 measured 1Kgs 5:25 = 2Chr 2:9 (חטים מַכּוֺת, read מַכֹּלֶת ׳ח as 1Kgs 5:25 = wheat for food Th Be Ke after Vrss), v.1Kgs 4:14; 1Kgs 27:5; Ezek 45:13 stored (with barley, oil and honey) Jer 41:8 for food 2Sam 17:28, חֵלֶב חִטִּים Ps 147:14 (compare Ps 81:14 above); לֹקְחֵי חִטִּים 2Sam 4:6 (read ׳סֹקְלָה ח ᵐ5 We Dr); ׳סֹלֶת ח fine wheaten flour Exod 29:2 (P); Ezek 4:9 (חִטִּין, Aramaic plural) mixed with barley, beans, lentils, etc., and made into bread.


BDB9532 H2406 H2591

BDB9531 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9533

[חִנְטָה] noun feminine wheat (see Biblical Hebrew חִטָּה, √ חָנַט; LCB. 1896. 703 compare Egyptian chnt; Old Aramaic has חטה, plural חטי, Palmyrene חטא Lzb279 SAC51); — plural חִנְטִין Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22.

wheat, wheaten
ḥiṭṭâ
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
  • wheat
    • wheat (plant)
    • "wheat flour

סוּגָ֖ה
סוּגָ֖ה
Root word about
Dictionary form: סוּג · sooɡ

Verb — Qal Passive, Participle Passive, feminine singular, absolute state simple passive — "it was done" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: set about
set about ×1
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surround — Most natural modern equivalent; fits encircling contexts.
enclose — Emphasizes containment; good for bounded or walled settings.
encircle — Vivid spatial image; suits poetic or architectural description.
hedge in — Conveys protective or restrictive boundary around something.

BDB5517 H5473 H7735

BDB5516 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5518

II. [סוּג, שׂוּג] verb fence about (Aramaic word; , , sepsit, circumsepsit, clausit, sepes, compare ᵑ7 סיג Pa`el fence about, סְיָיגָא fence; Late Hebrew סוג fence about; Arabic enclosure made with thorns, etc., around grape-vines, etc. Lane1460, II. make a ; — only Qal Passive participle feminine בִּטְנֵךְ עֲרֵמַת חִטִּים סוּגָה בַּשּׁוֺשַׁנִּים Song 7:3 thy body a help of wheat fenced about with lilies (compare especially De Bu). Pilpel intensive Imperfect 2 feminine singular תְּשַׂגְֿשֵׂ֑גִי Isa 17:11 thou dost fence it carefully about (> make it grow, as if שׂוג = שׂגה, AE Ki Brd Du).

about
sûg
to hem in, i.e., bind
  • to fence about
    • (Qal)
      • to fence about
      • "fenced about (participle)

בַּ שּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
שּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים
Root word lilies, lily, shoshannim, shushan-eduth
Dictionary form: שׁוּשַׁן · shoo-SHAHN

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: with lilies
among the lilies ×3 as the lily ×2 of lilies ×2 shoshannim ×2 and the lily ×1 like lilies ×1 lilies ×1 shushan-eduth ×1
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lily — Most natural default rendering in modern English.
lotus — Prefer when Egyptian or water-flower context is likely.
flower — Broader term; use when species is uncertain or decorative.
water lily — Highlights aquatic variety; suits Song of Songs imagery.
shoshannim — Retain as musical/psalm title term; not a flower reference.
blossom — Emphasizes the bloom itself; poetic, less specific.

BDB8572 H7799 H7802

BDB8571 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8573

I. שׁוּשַׁן, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן noun masculine שׁוֺשַׁנָּה noun feminine usually lily, probably any lily-like flower (TristrNHB 462 ff. PostHast. DB LILY LöwNo. 323; Late Hebrew שׁוֺשַׁנָּה, Arabic (Vulgar ), especially iris, Aramaic שׁוּשַׁנְתָּא, (PS4344), Greek σοῦσον LewyFremdw. 48; original loan-word from Egyptian sššn, šôš§n, ErmanZMG xlvi (1892), 117); — lily: in simile, יִפְרַח כַּשּׁוֺשַׁנָּה Hos 14:7 (of Israel), בֵּין הַחוֺחִים ׳כְּשׁוֺ Song 2:2 (simile of bride), so construct שׁוֺשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים vSong 2:1 (compare חֲבַצֶּלֶת); plural שׁוֺשַׁנִּים Song 2:16; Song 4:5; Song 6:2; Song 6:3; Song 7:3 and (figurative of lover's lips) Song 5:13 of flower-shaped capitals of pillars, מַעֲשֵׂה שׁוּשַׁן 1Kgs 7:19, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן ׳מ v1Kgs 7:22 compare פֶּרַח שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן of brim of molten sea v1Kgs 7:26, || שׁוֺשַׁנָה ׳פ 2Chr 4:5 elsewhere only Psalm-titles: עַשֹֿׁשַׁנִּים Ps 45:1; Ps 69:1, עַלשֿׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת Ps 60:1, אֶלשֿׁשַׁגִּם עֵדוּת Ps 80:1 meaning not clear, see Bae and Commentaries al.; yet compare עֵדוּת, below עוד.

lilies, lily, shoshannim, shushan-eduth
šûšan
a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
  • lily
    • probably any lily-like flower
    • "Shoshannim, in title of Psalm 45

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
שָׁרְרֵךְ֙ Pashta — a lesser break אַגַּ֣ן הַסַּ֔הַר Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אַל יֶחְסַ֖ר Tipeha — a lesser break הַמָּ֑זֶג Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בִּטְנֵךְ֙ Pashta — a lesser break עֲרֵמַ֣ת חִטִּ֔ים Zaqef Qatan — a strong break סוּגָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים Silluq — end of the verse

שָׁרְרֵךְ אַגַּן הַסַּהַר אַל-יֶחְסַר הַמָּזֶג בִּטְנֵךְ עֲרֵמַת חִטִּים סוּגָה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃
2
Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Cross References

Jeremiah 1:5

בְּטֶרֶם ‫(אצורך)‬ אֶצָּרְךָ בַבֶּטֶן יְדַעְתִּיךָ וּבְטֶרֶם תֵּצֵא מֵרֶחֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּיךָ נָבִיא לַגּוֹיִם נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃
5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Proverbs 3:8

רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Romans 7:4

ὥστε ἀδελφοί μου καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ τῷ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι ἵνα καρποφορήσωμεν τῷ θεῷ
4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

Psalms 45:16

תַּחַת אֲבֹתֶיךָ יִהְיוּ בָנֶיךָ תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ לְשָׂרִים בְּכָל-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Isaiah 46:3

שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי בֵּית יַעֲקֹב וְכָל-שְׁאֵרִית בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הַֽעֲמֻסִים מִנִּי-בֶטֶן הַנְּשֻׂאִים מִנִּי-רָֽחַם׃
3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Song of Solomon 5:14

יָדָיו גְּלִילֵי זָהָב מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ מֵעָיו עֶשֶׁת שֵׁן מְעֻלֶּפֶת סַפִּירִֽים׃
14
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.