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Song of Solomon 1:2

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The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's.	Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine.	Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Let him kiss^H5401 me with the kisses^H5390 of his mouth^H6310: for thy love^H1730 is better^H2896 than wine^H3196.

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Original Hebrew

יִשָּׁקֵנִי מִנְּשִׁיקֹות פִּיהוּ כִּי־טֹובִים דֹּדֶיךָ מִיָּיִן׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
יִשָּׁקֵ֨/נִי֙	yi.sha.Ke./ni	H5401	HVqi3ms/Sp1cs	let him kiss/ me
מִ/נְּשִׁיק֣וֹת	mi./ne.shi.Kot	H5390	HR/Ncfpc	from/ (the) kisses of
פִּ֔י/הוּ	Pi./hu	H6310	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	mouth/ his
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
טוֹבִ֥ים	to.Vim	H2896	HAampa	(are) good
דֹּדֶ֖י/ךָ	do.Dei./kha	H1730	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	love(s)/ your
מִ/יָּֽיִן	mi./Ya.yin	H3196	HR/Ncmsa	more than/ wine

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1730 — דּוֹד (dôwd, dode): or (shortened) דֹּד; 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.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3196 — יַיִן (yayin, yah'-yin): from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication; banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
• H5390 — נְשִׁיקָה (nᵉshîyqâh, nesh-ee-kaw'): from נָשַׁק; a kiss; kiss.
• H5401 — נָשַׁק (nâshaq, naw-shak'): a primitive root (identical with נָשַׂק, through the idea of fastening up; compare חָזַק, חָשַׁק); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons; armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

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