Song of Songs 6:10

“Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, pure as the sun, fearsome as troops with banners?”

Song of Songs 6:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 6:10, word by word

who looks downנִּשְׁקָפָהnishkafa

look down

Look down from above, look out (of a window).

Where else “nishkafa” appears
like the dawnשָׁחַרshachar

dawn

Dawn, daybreak.

Where else “shachar” appears
beautifulיָפָהyafa

beautiful

Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.

Where else “yafa” appears
as the moonלְּבָנָהlevana

moon

The moon (literally "the white one").

Where else “levana” appears
pureבָּרָהbara

pure, clean

Clean, pure; also clear, bright.

Where else “bara” appears
as the sunחַמָּהchama

sun, heat

The sun; the heat of the sun.

Where else “chama” appears
fearsomeאֲיֻמָּהayuma

awe-inspiring

Terrible, awe-inspiring.

Where else “ayuma” appears
troops with bannersנִּדְגָּלוֹתnidgalot

raise banner

Lift standards; troops with ensigns.

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The context

9Unique is she, my dove, my perfect one, unique is she to her mother, pure is she to the one who bore her. The girls saw her and called her happy, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

10 · This verse (above)

11To the garden of walnut trees I went down to see the green shoots of the valley, to see whether the vine had blossomed, whether the pomegranates had budded.

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