Song of Solomon 4:12
Song of Solomon 4:12 in Multiple Translations
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
A garden walled-in is my sister, my bride; a garden shut up, a spring of water stopped.
My sister, my bride, is a locked garden, a spring of water that is closed, a fountain that is sealed.
My sister my spouse is as a garden inclosed, as a spring shut vp, and a fountaine sealed vp.
A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up — a fountain sealed.
My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.
My bride, you who are dearer to me than [MET] my sister, you are like [MET] a garden that is locked in order that other men cannot enter it; you are like [MET] a spring or a fountain that is covered in order that others may not drink from it.
Berean Amplified Bible — Song of Solomon 4:12
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Song of Solomon 4:12 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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גַּ֥ן
נָע֖וּל
אֲחֹתִ֣/י
כַלָּ֑ה
גַּ֥ל
נָע֖וּל
מַעְיָ֥ן
חָתֽוּם
גַּ֥ן
gan
H1588
garden
N-cs
נָע֖וּל
nâʻal
H5274
to lock
V-Qal-Inf-c
אֲחֹתִ֣/י
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
N-fs | Suff
כַלָּ֑ה
kallâh
H3618
daughter-in-law
N-fs
גַּ֥ל
gal
H1530
heap
N-ms
נָע֖וּל
nâʻal
H5274
to lock
V-Qal-Inf-c
מַעְיָ֥ן
maʻyân
H4599
spring
N-ms
חָתֽוּם
châtham
H2856
to seal
V-Qal-Inf-c
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Hebrew Word Reference — Song of Solomon 4:12
גַּ֥ן
gan
H1588
"garden"
N-cs
The word for garden refers to an enclosed area, like the Garden of Eden. It can also symbolize a bride or a place for plants.
Definition: 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plants) 1c) Garden of Eden
Usage: Occurs in 37 OT verses. KJV: garden. See also: Genesis 2:8; 2 Kings 25:4; Isaiah 51:3.
נָע֖וּל
nâʻal
H5274
"to lock"
V-Qal-Inf-c
In the original Hebrew, this verb means to put on shoes or sandals, as seen in Genesis 14:23. It involves fastening something up, like a sandal, and is used in various contexts, including Deuteronomy 29:5.
Definition: 1) to bar, lock, bolt 1a) (Qal) to bar, lock, bolt
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up. See also: Judges 3:23; 2 Samuel 13:18; Ezekiel 16:10.
אֲחֹתִ֣/י
ʼâchôwth
H269
"sister"
N-fs | Suff
A sister in the Bible can be a biological sibling, a half-sister, or a close relative. In Genesis 4:2, Cain's sister is not named, but in Genesis 24:15, Rebekah is Isaac's cousin and future wife.
Definition: 1) sister 1a) sister (same parents) 1b) half-sister (same father) 1c) relative 1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship 1d) beloved 1d1) bride 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection 1f) another
Usage: Occurs in 104 OT verses. KJV: (an-) other, sister, together. See also: Genesis 4:22; 2 Samuel 13:22; Proverbs 7:4.
כַלָּ֑ה
kallâh
H3618
"daughter-in-law"
N-fs
In biblical times, this word referred to a bride or daughter-in-law, like Rebekah who became Isaac's bride in Genesis 24:67.
Definition: : bride 1) bride, daughter-in-law 1a) daughter-in-law 1b) bride, young wife Also means: kal.lah (כַּלָּה ": daughter-in-law" H3618H)
Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: bride, daughter-in-law, spouse. See also: Genesis 11:31; Song of Solomon 4:10; Isaiah 49:18.
גַּ֥ל
gal
H1530
"heap"
N-ms
A gal is a heap of stones, a spring of water, or a wave, used in various contexts like ratifying a covenant or describing God's chastisement.
Definition: : heap/pile 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring Also means: gal (גַּל ": wave" H1530H)
Usage: Occurs in 31 OT verses. KJV: billow, heap, spring, wave. See also: Genesis 31:46; Psalms 107:29; Psalms 42:8.
נָע֖וּל
nâʻal
H5274
"to lock"
V-Qal-Inf-c
In the original Hebrew, this verb means to put on shoes or sandals, as seen in Genesis 14:23. It involves fastening something up, like a sandal, and is used in various contexts, including Deuteronomy 29:5.
Definition: 1) to bar, lock, bolt 1a) (Qal) to bar, lock, bolt
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up. See also: Judges 3:23; 2 Samuel 13:18; Ezekiel 16:10.
מַעְיָ֥ן
maʻyân
H4599
"spring"
N-ms
A mayan was a spring or fountain, and can also refer to a source of satisfaction. It is mentioned in the Bible as a physical spring, but also figuratively as a source of joy or comfort.
Definition: spring
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: fountain, spring, well. See also: Genesis 7:11; Psalms 87:7; Psalms 74:15.
חָתֽוּם
châtham
H2856
"to seal"
V-Qal-Inf-c
To seal means to close or lock something, like a document or container. This word is used in the Bible to describe marking or sealing something, often with a signet ring.
Definition: 1) to seal, seal up, affix a seal 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to seal, affix one's seal 1a2) to seal up, fasten up by sealing 1b) (Niphal) to seal 1c) (Piel) to lock up 1d) (Hiphil) to be stopped Aramaic equivalent: cha.tam (חֲתַם "to seal" H2857)
Usage: Occurs in 24 OT verses. KJV: make an end, mark, seal (up), stop. See also: Leviticus 15:3; Job 37:7; Isaiah 8:16.
Study Notes — Song of Solomon 4:12
Show Verse Quote Highlights
Context — The Bridegroom
10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
13Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard, 14with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Proverbs 5:15–18 | Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: |
| 2 | Revelation 21:27 | But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. |
| 3 | 1 Corinthians 6:13 | “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. |
| 4 | Isaiah 61:10–11 | I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. |
| 5 | Revelation 7:3 | “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.” |
| 6 | 1 Corinthians 7:34 | and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband. |
| 7 | 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 | Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. |
| 8 | Ephesians 1:13 | And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, |
| 9 | Ephesians 4:30 | And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. |
| 10 | 2 Corinthians 1:22 | placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. |
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