Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?Song of Solomon 3:6 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