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Song of Solomon 7:5: _The King is held in the galleries_. ‘In the
galleries.’ בָּרְהָטִים (_ba-rehatim_), plural of
רַהַט, a gutter, rafter, gallery, a hair or ringlet; from
רָהַט, an unused root, like the Aramaia רְהַט to run or
flow. Here, according to most moderns, a ringlet or lock. A king... [ Continue Reading ]
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Song of Solomon 7:13. _The mandrakes give a smell_.
‘Mandrakes.’ הַדּוּדָיִם _ha-dudhaim;_ plural of
דוּדַי a love-apple, from דּוּד to love. So GESENIUS and
others. ‘A mandragora (_Atropa mandragora, Linnœus_); a plant with
large leaves, like the beet; its root like that of a turnip, divided... [ Continue Reading ]
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Song of Solomon 7:9. _And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for
my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that
are asleep to speak_. ‘For my beloved,’ לְדוֹדִי
_le-dhodhi_. Understood by ABEN EZRA, SANCTIUS, and many moderns, as a
sudden interruption by the Bride. S... [ Continue Reading ]
SHULAMITE’S JOYFUL SELF-SURRENDER
Song of Solomon 7:10
I am my beloved’s,
And his desire is towards me.
With her love, Shulamite’s whole self is given to her Beloved. The
heart given, all is given. The Believer’s language to Jesus: ‘I am
thine; save me.’ ‘They gave themselves first to the Lord, a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BRIDE’S PROPOSAL
Song of Solomon 7:11
Come, my beloved,
Let us go forth into the field;
Let us lodge in the villages.
Let us get up early to the vineyards;
Let us see if the vine flourish,
If the tender grapes appear,
And the pomegranates bud forth:
There will I give thee my loves.
The mandrak... [ Continue Reading ]