Song of Songs 1:13

“A little bag of myrrh is my beloved to me; between my breasts he spends the night.”

Song of Songs 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 1:13, word by word

A little bagצְרוֹרtseror

bag

A pouch for money or valuables.

Where else “tseror” appears
of myrrhמֹּרmor

myrrh

Myrrh: an aromatic, bitter resin from a shrub.

Where else “mor” appears
is my belovedדּוֹדִdodi

beloved

The one who is loved.

Where else “dodi” appears
my breastsשָׁדַshada

breasts

Breasts (of a nursing mother).

Where else “shada” appears
he spends the nightיָלִיןyalin

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

Where else “yalin” appears

The context

12While the king was at his couch, my nard gave its fragrance.

13 · This verse (above)

14A cluster of henna is my beloved to me in the vineyards of En-gedi.

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