Study it in the app“Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes are pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon that looks toward Damascus.”
Your neckצַוָּארֵךְis like a towerכְּמִגְדַּלof ivory;הַשֵּׁןyour eyesעֵינַיִךְare poolsבְּרֵכוֹתin Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןby the gateעַל שַׁעַרof Bath-rabbim;בַּת רַבִּיםyour noseאַפֵּךְis like the towerכְּמִגְדַּלof Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹןthat looksצוֹפֶהtoward Damascus.פְּנֵי דַמָּשֶׂק
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavare” appearstower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appearsivory
The hard white material of elephant tusks, very valuable.
Where else “shen” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayi” appearspool
Pool: a man-made reservoir of water.
Where else “berechot” appearsHeshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsBath-rabbim
Bath-rabbim, the name of a gate of Heshbon.
Where else “bat” appearsnose
The nose, the part of the face we breathe through.
Where else “ape” appearsLebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appearswatch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “tsofe” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsDamascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damasek” appears1Lebanon
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).
2Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
3Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
4 · This verse (above)
5Your head upon you is like Carmel, and the tresses of your head like purple; a king is held captive in the locks.
