Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. Young's Literal Translation How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices. King James Bible How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Hebrew Howמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what delightful יָּפ֥וּ (yā·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3302: To be bright, beautiful [is] your love, דֹדַ֖יִךְ (ḏō·ḏa·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle my sister, אֲחֹתִ֣י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister my bride. כַלָּ֑ה (ḵal·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride Your love דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ (ḏō·ḏa·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle is much מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what better טֹּ֤בוּ (ṭō·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2895: To be pleasing or good than wine, מִיַּ֔יִן (mî·ya·yin) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication and the fragrance וְרֵ֥יחַ (wə·rê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor of your perfume שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ (šə·mā·na·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness than all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every spices. בְּשָׂמִֽים׃ (bə·śā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant |
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