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Song of Solomon 1

Song of Sol. 1:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My beloved
dowd (Hebrew #1730)
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
KJV usage: (well-)beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
Pronounce: dode
Origin: or (shortened) dod {dode}
is unto me as a cluster
'eshkowl (Hebrew #811)
probably prolonged from 810; a bunch of grapes or other fruit
KJV usage: cluster (of grapes).
Pronounce: esh-kole'
Origin: or meshkol {esh-kole'}
of πcamphire
kopher (Hebrew #3724)
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
KJV usage: bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.
Pronounce: ko'-fer
Origin: from 3722
in the vineyards
kerem (Hebrew #3754)
a garden or vineyard
KJV usage: vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also 1021.
Pronounce: keh'-rem
Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
of En-gedi
`Eyn (Hebrew #5872)
fountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: En-gedi.
Pronounce: Gediy
Origin: from 5869 and 1423
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or, cypress,
Song of Sol. 4:13• 13Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants; (Song of Sol. 4:13)
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Camphire,
En-gedi,
Vineyard

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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beloved.
Song of Sol. 1:13• 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts. (Song of Sol. 1:13)
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Song of Sol. 2:3• 3As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3)
camphire.
or, cypress.
Song of Sol. 4:13‑14• 13Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
 14Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: (Song of Sol. 4:13‑14)
En-gedi
Josh. 15:62• 62and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets. (Josh. 15:62)
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1 Sam. 23:29• 29And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi. (1 Sam. 23:29)
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1 Sam. 24:1• 1And it came to pass when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. (1 Sam. 24:1)
• The bride likens the Bridegroom to the beauty of a cluster of henna-flowers in the vineyards of Engedi. She would delight in her beloved in the secret of her affections, but she would also enjoy him as the object of her enraptured gaze. (“Canticle 1: The Assurance of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My beloved is unto me a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of Engedi.