Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?This verse in the real world
In what words
- אֲבָקָהʼăbâqâh{light particles (as volatile)}
- תִּימָרָהtîymârâha column, i.e. cloud
- מֹרmôrmyrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
- לְבוֹנָהlᵉbôwnâhfrankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
- עָשָׁןʻâshânsmoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
- קָטַרqâṭarto smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
- מִדְבָּרmidbâra pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also spe
- עָלָהʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Sng 8:5, Sng 4:6, Rev 12:14, Sng 1:13, Sng 1:3, Deu 8:2, Sng 4:12–14, Jol 2:29–31