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Ifאִםshe isהִיאa wall,חוֹמָהwe will buildנִבְנֶהon herעָלֶיהָbattlementsטִירַתof silver;כָּסֶףand ifוְאִםshe isהִיאa door,דֶּלֶתwe will encloseנָצוּרherעָלֶיהָwith a boardלוּחַof cedar.אָרֶז
Song of Songs 8:9
Study it in the app“If she is a wall, we will build on her battlements of silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with a board of cedar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 8:9, word by word
- a wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- we will buildנִבְנֶהnivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “nivne” appears- battlementsטִירַתtirat
battlement
A raised top on the wall, which shields the one defending.
Where else “tirat” appears- of silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears- a doorדֶּלֶתdelet
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delet” appears- we will encloseנָצוּרnatsur
besiege
To encircle a city, or shut something in.
Where else “natsur” appears- with a boardלוּחַluach
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luach” appears- of cedarאָרֶזarez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arez” appears
The context
8We have a little sister, and she has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister on the day when one speaks of her?
9 · This verse (above)
10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; then I was in his eyes like one who finds peace.