Song of Songs 4:13

“Your shoots are a park of pomegranates with choice fruits, henna with nard,”

Song of Songs 4:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 4:13, word by word

Your shootsשְׁלָחַיִshelachayi

shoot

The new growth a plant puts out.

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are a parkפַּרְדֵּסpardes

park, forest

Park: enclosed land with trees. A word of Persian origin ("pardes").

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of pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִיםrimonim

pomegranate tree

The tree that bears pomegranates, one of the good land's fruits.

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choiceמְגָדִיםmegadim

choicest, best

The best, the most precious thing that a place produces.

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fruitsפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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hennaכְּפָרִיםkefarim

henna

A plant with fragrant flowers.

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with nardנְרָדִיםneradim

nard

Nard, an aromatic perfume.

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The context

12A garden locked is my sister, bride, a fountain locked, a spring sealed.

13 · This verse (above)

14nard and saffron, cane and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the finest balsams;

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