Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Thy necke is like the tower of Dauid builded for an armorie, whereon there hang a thouſand bucklers, all ſhields of mightie men.
אֶלֶף , masculine noun, ʾelef — a thousand (value 111)
H505,
אֶלֶף ʼeleph, eh'-lef; prop, the same as H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand:—thousand.a thousand
as numeral
a thousand, company
as a company of men under one leader, troops
Used in 390 Verses, 25 Books 499  Occurrence Count
בָּנָה , verb, bana — to build (value 57)
H1129,
בָּנָה bânâh, baw-naw'; a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively):—(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), × surely.to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
(Qal)
to build, rebuild
to build a house (ie, establish a family)
(Niphal)
to be built
to be rebuilt
established (of restored exiles) (fig.)
established (made permanent)
to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)
Used in 344 Verses, 33 Books 373  Occurrence Count
גִּבּוֹר , adjective, masculine noun, gibbor — strong, mighty (value 211)
H1368,
גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr, ghib-bore'; or גִּבֹּר gibbôr; (shortened) intensive from the same as H1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:—champion, chief, × excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.adjective
strong, mighty
masculine noun
strong man, brave man, mighty man
Used in 152 Verses, 29 Books 158  Occurrence Count
דָּוִד , proper masculine noun, david — perhaps "beloved one", a son of Jesse (value 14)
H1732,
דָּוִד Dâvid, daw-veed'; rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd; from the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:—David.David = "beloved"
youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel
Used in 910 Verses, 19 Books 1074  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
מִגְדָּל , masculine noun, migdal — a tower (value 77)
H4026,
מִגְדָּל migdâl, mig-dawl'; also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה migdâlâh; from H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers:—castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.tower
tower
elevated stage, pulpit
raised bed
Used in 44 Verses, 14 Books 49  Occurrence Count
מָגֵן , masculine noun, mageyn — a shield (value 93)
H4043,
מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane'; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה meginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.Used in 60 Verses, 18 Books 63  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
צַוָּאר , masculine noun, tzauuar — neck, back of neck (value 297)
H6677,
צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr, tsav-vawr'; or צַוָּר tsavvâr; (Nehemiah 3:5), or צַוָּרֹן tsavvârônlemma צַוָּרן missing vowel, corrected to צַוָּרֹן; (Song of Solomon 4:9), or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh; (Micah 2:3), intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound):—neck.neck, back of neck
neck, back of neck (of man)
neck (of animals)
Used in 38 Verses, 14 Books 41  Occurrence Count
שֶׁלֶט , masculine noun, shelet — perhaps shield (value 339)
H7982,
שֶׁלֶט sheleṭ, sheh'-let; from H7980; probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person):—shield.Used in 7 Verses, 7 Books 7  Occurrence Count
תָּלָה , verb, tala — to hang (value 435)
H8518,
תָּלָה tâlâh, taw-law'; a primitive root; to suspend (especially to gibbet):—hang (up).to hang
(Qal)
to hang
to hang up (any object)
to put to death by hanging
(Niphal) to be hanged
(Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)
Used in 27 Verses, 11 Books 28  Occurrence Count
תַּלְפִּיָּה , feminine noun, talpiyyya — perhaps weapons (value 525)
H8530,
תַּלְפִּיָּה talpîyâh, tal-pee-yaw'; feminine from an unused root meaning to tower; something tall, i.e. (plural collective) slenderness:—armoury.weapons, armoury, armaments
meaning doubtful
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Song of Solomon 4:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ בָּנ֖וּי לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת אֶ֤לֶף הַמָּגֵן֙ תָּל֣וּי עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל שִׁלְטֵ֥י הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ |
| Verse #17587 (Ch. #675) — 12 words, 53 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Thy neck |
H6677tzauuar |
צַוָּאר |
297 |
| is like the tower |
H4026migdal |
מִגְדָּל |
77 |
| of David |
H1732david |
דָּוִד |
14 |
| builded |
H1129bana |
בָּנָה |
57 |
| for an armoury, |
H8530talpiyyya |
תַּלְפִּיָּה |
525 |
| whereon there hang |
H8518tala |
תָּלָה |
435 |
| a thousand |
H505ʾelef |
אֶלֶף |
111 |
| bucklers, |
H4043mageyn |
מָגֵן |
93 |
| all shields |
H7982shelet |
שֶׁלֶט |
339 |
| of mighty men. |
H1368gibbor |
גִּבּוֹר |
211 |
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