Song of Solomon 4:2
Song of Solomon 4:2 in Multiple Translations
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep whose wool is newly cut, which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.
Your teeth are as white as a flock of sheep that are just shorn and washed. None of them are missing—they are all perfectly matched.
Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe in good order, which go vp from the washing: which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.
Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.
Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; all of which bear twins, and none is barren among them.
Thy teeth as flocks of sheep, that are shorn which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.
Your teeth are very white like [SIM] a flock of sheep whose wool has just been ◄shorn/cut off► and that have come up from being washed in a stream. You have all of your teeth; none of them is missing.
Berean Amplified Bible — Song of Solomon 4:2
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Song of Solomon 4:2 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
שִׁנַּ֨יִ/ךְ֙
כְּ/עֵ֣דֶר
הַ/קְּצוּב֔וֹת
שֶׁ/עָל֖וּ
מִן
הָ/רַחְצָ֑ה
שֶׁ/כֻּלָּ/ם֙
מַתְאִימ֔וֹת
וְ/שַׁכֻּלָ֖ה
אֵ֥ין
בָּ/הֶֽם
שִׁנַּ֨יִ/ךְ֙
shên
H8127
tooth
N-cd | Suff
כְּ/עֵ֣דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
Prep | N-ms
הַ/קְּצוּב֔וֹת
qâtsab
H7094
to shear
Art | V-Qal-Inf-c
שֶׁ/עָל֖וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to ascend
Rel | V-Qal-Perf-3cp
מִן
min
H4480
from
Prep
הָ/רַחְצָ֑ה
rachtsâh
H7367
washing
Art | N-fs
שֶׁ/כֻּלָּ/ם֙
kôl
H3605
all
Rel | N-ms | Suff
מַתְאִימ֔וֹת
tâʼam
H8382
be double
V-Hiphil
וְ/שַׁכֻּלָ֖ה
shakkûwl
H7909
childless
Conj | Adj
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
Part
בָּ/הֶֽם
Prep | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Song of Solomon 4:2
שִׁנַּ֨יִ/ךְ֙
shên
H8127
"tooth"
N-cd | Suff
The Hebrew word for tooth can also mean ivory or a sharp cliff. It is used in the Bible to describe the teeth of humans and animals, as well as sharp rocks, and is often translated as tooth or ivory.
Definition: : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock
Usage: Occurs in 48 OT verses. KJV: crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth. See also: Genesis 49:12; Psalms 57:5; Psalms 3:8.
כְּ/עֵ֣דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
"flock"
Prep | N-ms
A flock refers to a group of animals, like sheep or cattle, that are herded together. In the Bible, it can also mean a herd or a drove of animals. This term is used to describe various scenes in the Bible.
Definition: 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds
Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: drove, flock, herd. See also: Genesis 29:2; Isaiah 17:2; Psalms 78:52.
הַ/קְּצוּב֔וֹת
qâtsab
H7094
"to shear"
Art | V-Qal-Inf-c
In the book of Genesis, this Hebrew word means to cut or shear something, like sheep shearing. It is used to describe cutting down or chopping off. This word appears in the context of farming and herding.
Definition: (Qal) to cut off, shear
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: cut down, shorn. See also: 2 Kings 6:6; Song of Solomon 4:2.
שֶׁ/עָל֖וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
"to ascend"
Rel | V-Qal-Perf-3cp
To ascend means to go up or rise, like the smoke from an altar going up to God, as described in many Bible passages, including Leviticus and Psalms.
Definition: : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself
Usage: Occurs in 817 OT verses. KJV: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 34:4; Joshua 7:6.
מִן
min
H4480
"from"
Prep
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.
הָ/רַחְצָ֑ה
rachtsâh
H7367
"washing"
Art | N-fs
A bathing place or area for washing, similar to the mikvahs used for ritual cleansing in biblical times. It represents a location for purification and refreshment.
Definition: washing
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: washing. See also: Song of Solomon 4:2; Song of Solomon 6:6.
שֶׁ/כֻּלָּ/ם֙
kôl
H3605
"all"
Rel | N-ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
מַתְאִימ֔וֹת
tâʼam
H8382
"be double"
V-Hiphil
This word means to be double or joined, and can describe twins or something that is paired together. It is used in the Bible to describe physical or figurative joining.
Definition: 1) to be double, be joined 1a) (Qal) to be double 1b) (Hiphil) to bear twins
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: coupled (together), bear twins. See also: Exodus 26:24; Song of Solomon 4:2; Song of Solomon 6:6.
וְ/שַׁכֻּלָ֖ה
shakkûwl
H7909
"childless"
Conj | Adj
This Hebrew word means to be childless due to loss, like a parent who has outlived their kids. It's used in the Bible to describe someone who has been bereaved. In the KJV, it's translated as 'barren' or 'bereaved of children'.
Definition: 1) childless (through bereavement) 2) bereaved, robbed of offspring
Usage: Occurs in 6 OT verses. KJV: barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps). See also: 2 Samuel 17:8; Song of Solomon 6:6; Proverbs 17:12.
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
"nothing"
Part
This word means nothing or not, often used to indicate the absence of something, as in Genesis 1:2 where the earth was without form. It emphasizes the idea of something lacking or non-existent.
Definition: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of
Usage: Occurs in 686 OT verses. KJV: else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן). See also: Genesis 2:5; Deuteronomy 14:27; 1 Kings 15:22.
בָּ/הֶֽם
""
Prep | Suff
Study Notes — Song of Solomon 4:2
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Context — The Bridegroom
1How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
2Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. 4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song of Solomon 6:6 | Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost. |
| 2 | John 15:7 | If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| 3 | 2 Peter 1:5–8 | For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 4 | Jeremiah 15:16 | Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. |
| 5 | 1 Thessalonians 2:13 | And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe. |
| 6 | Colossians 1:4–6 | because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. |
| 7 | Deuteronomy 7:13–14 | He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. You will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock. |
| 8 | Exodus 23:26 | No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days. |
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