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Song of Solomon 6

Song of Sol. 6:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There are threescore
shishshiym (Hebrew #8346)
sixty
KJV usage: sixty, three score.
Pronounce: shish-sheem'
Origin: multiple of 8337
queens
malkah (Hebrew #4436)
a queen
KJV usage: queen.
Pronounce: mal-kaw'
Origin: feminine of 4428
, and fourscore
shmoniym (Hebrew #8084)
mult. from 8083; eighty, also eightieth
KJV usage: eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
Pronounce: shem-o-neem'
Origin: or shmowniym {shem-o-neem'}
concubines
piylegesh (Hebrew #6370)
of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour
KJV usage: concubine, paramour.
Pronounce: pee-leh'-ghesh
Origin: or pilegesh {pee-leh'-ghesh}
, and virgins
`almah (Hebrew #5959)
a lass (as veiled or private)
KJV usage: damsel, maid, virgin.
Pronounce: al-maw'
Origin: feminine of 5958
p without number
micpar (Hebrew #4557)
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
KJV usage: + abundance, account, X all, X few, (in-)finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, + time.
Pronounce: mis-pawr'
Origin: from 5608
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Psa. 45:14• 14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. (Psa. 45:14)
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Rev. 7:9• 9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (Rev. 7:9)

More on:

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Concubines,
Queen,
Virgin; Virginity

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Kings 11:1• 1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; (1 Kings 11:1)
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2 Chron. 11:21• 21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) (2 Chron. 11:21)
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Psa. 45:14• 14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. (Psa. 45:14)
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Rev. 7:9• 9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (Rev. 7:9)
• {v.8-9} Here the Bridegroom no longer speaks to the bride, though He speaks about her. He is not content to assure the heart of the bride of his unchanging love and appreciation, but He goes further; He will vindicate her before others. All the world shall know that He has loved her, and that she has a unique place in His affections. (“Canticle 4: The Restoration of Love” by H. Smith)
• "I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee" (Rev. 3:9). And is it otherwise with a restored soul? Not only is failing Peter restored in secret to communion with the Lord, but he is publicly owned and honored in the service of the Lord. (“Canticle 4: The Restoration of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number: