How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How faire is thy loue, my ſiſter, * my ſpouſe! how much better is thy loue then wine! and the ſmell of thine oyntments then all ſpiceſ!
אָחוֹת , feminine noun, ʾahot — sister (value 415)
H269,
אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'; irregular feminine of H251; a sister (used very widely [like H251 number H250, corrected to H251], literally and figuratively):—(an-) other, sister, together.sister
sister (same parents)
half-sister (same father)
relative
(metaph) of Israel's and Judah"s relationship
beloved
bride
(fig.) of intimate connection
another
Used in 104 Verses, 18 Books 113  Occurrence Count
בֶּשֶׂם , masculine noun, besem — spice, balsam, the balsam tree (value 342)
H1314,
בֶּשֶׂם besem, beh'-sem; or בֹּשֶׂם bôsem; from the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant:—smell, spice, sweet (odour).spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume
(TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour
Used in 25 Verses, 9 Books 29  Occurrence Count
דּוֹד , masculine noun, dod — beloved, love, uncle (value 14)
H1730,
דּוֹד dôwd, dode; or (shortened) דֹּד dôd; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle:—(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.beloved, love, uncle
loved one, beloved
uncle
love (pl. abstract)
Used in 53 Verses, 12 Books 57  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , verb, tov — to be pleasing or good (value 17)
H2895,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense:—be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, × please, (be, do, go, play) well.to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right
(Qal)
to be pleasant, be delightful
to be glad, be joyful
to be better
to be well with, be good for
to be pleasing
(Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 24  Occurrence Count
יַיִן , masculine noun, yayin — wine (value 70)
H3196,
יַיִן yayin, yah'-yin; from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication:—banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).Used in 134 Verses, 31 Books 141  Occurrence Count
יָפָה , verb, yafa — to be fair or beautiful (value 95)
H3302,
יָפָה yâphâh, yaw-faw'; a primitive root; properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful:—be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair
(Qal) to be beautiful
(Piel) to beautify
(Pual) to be beautiful
(Hithpael) to beautify oneself
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 7  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
כַּלָּה , feminine noun, kalla — daughter-in-law, bride (value 55)
H3618,
כַּלָּה kallâh, kal-law'; from H3634; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife:—bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.bride, daughter-in-law
daughter-in-law
bride, young wife
Used in 34 Verses, 12 Books 34  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
רֵיחַ , masculine noun, reyah — to smell, perceive odor (value 218)
H7381,
רֵיחַ rêyach, ray'-akh; from H7306; odor (as if blown):—savour, scent, smell.scent, fragrance, aroma, odour
scent, odour
odour of soothing (technical term for sacrifice to God)
Used in 55 Verses, 9 Books 58  Occurrence Count
שֶׁמֶן , masculine noun, shemen — fat, oil (value 390)
H8081,
שֶׁמֶן shemen, sheh'-men; from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:—anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, pine.fat, oil
fat, fatness
oil, olive oil
as staple, medicament or unguent
for anointing
fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
Used in 176 Verses, 26 Books 193  Occurrence Count
| Song of Solomon 4:10Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַה־יָּפ֥וּ דֹדַ֖יִךְ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה מַה־טֹּ֤בוּ דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן וְרֵ֥יחַ שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ מִכָּל־בְּשָׂמִֽים׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| How fair |
H3302yafa |
יָפָה |
95 |
| is thy love, |
H1730dod |
דּוֹד |
14 |
| my sister, |
H269ʾahot |
אָחוֹת |
415 |
| my spouse! |
H3618kalla |
כַּלָּה |
55 |
| how much better |
H2895tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| is thy love |
H1730dod |
דּוֹד |
14 |
| than wine! |
H3196yayin |
יַיִן |
70 |
| and the smell |
H7381reyah |
רֵיחַ |
218 |
| of thine ointments |
H8081shemen |
שֶׁמֶן |
390 |
| than all spices! |
H1314besem |
בֶּשֶׂם |
342 |
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