a springמַעְיַןof gardens,גַּנִּיםa wellבְּאֵרof livingחַיִּיםwater,מַיִםand flowing streamsוְנֹזְלִיםfrom Lebanon.מִן לְבָנוֹן
Song of Songs 4:15
Study it in the app“a spring of gardens, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 4:15, word by word
- a springמַעְיַןmayan
spring, fountain
Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.
Where else “mayan” appears- of gardensגַּנִּיםganim
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “ganim” appears- a wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- of livingחַיִּיםchayim
raw
Literally "living": running water, uncooked meat.
Where else “chayim” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and flowing streamsנֹזְלִיםnozlim
stream
Streams of water that run over the land.
Where else “nozlim” appears- from Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
Places in this verse
Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
The context
14nard and saffron, cane and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the finest balsams;
15 · This verse (above)
16Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, let its balsams flow. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat his choice fruits.