WITH SHOES. with sandals. PRINCE'S DAUGHTER. noble maiden. THE JOINTS OF THY THIGHS. thy rounded thighs. THE HANDS OF. CUNNING WORKMAN. hands of steadiness: i.e. work not hastily done. See note on "as one brought up", &c, Proverbs 8:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIQUOR. spiced wine. BELLY. body.... [ Continue Reading ]
ROES. fawns.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GATE OF BATH-RABBIM. the populous gate.... [ Continue Reading ]
HELD IN THE GALLERIES. captivated by the ringlets. CARMEL. the [mount] Carmel.... [ Continue Reading ]
PLEASANT. charming. LOVE. Hebrew 'ahabah. love in the abstract. It is not the person who is here addressed. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7. FOR DELIGHTS. among delightsome things.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ROOF OF THY MOUTH. the palate. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for speech. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27. THE LIPS OF THOSE THAT ARE ASLEEP. slumbering lips.... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM MY BELOVED'S. I belong to my beloved: referring to her beloved shepherd. The Shulamite speaks, and thus gently but firmly refuses the king's advances.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME, MY BELOVED. (Masc). See note on Song of Solomon 1:2. Thus she apostrophises her beloved (shepherd).... [ Continue Reading ]
LOVES. endearments. Hebrew. _dodim,_ as in Song of Solomon 1:2; Song of Solomon 1:4, and Song of Solomon 4:10; Song of Solomon 4:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE. SMELL. diffuse their fragrance. OUR GATES. our gateways. LAID UP. reserved.... [ Continue Reading ]