Song of Solomon 1:12
Song of Solomon 1:12 in Multiple Translations
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
¶ While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
While the king is seated at his table, my spices send out their perfume.
As the king lay on his couch, my nard perfume gave off its fragrance.
My welbeloued is as a bundle of myrrhe vnto me: he shall lie betweene my breasts.
While the king [is] in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its smell.
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts.
While the king was on his couch, the smell of my perfume spread around the room.
Berean Amplified Bible — Song of Solomon 1:12
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Song of Solomon 1:12 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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עַד
שֶׁ֤/הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
בִּ/מְסִבּ֔/וֹ
נִרְדִּ֖/י
נָתַ֥ן
רֵיחֽ/וֹ
עַד
ʻad
H5704
till
Prep
שֶׁ֤/הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
King's
Rel | Art | N-ms
בִּ/מְסִבּ֔/וֹ
mêçab
H4524
surrounds
Prep | N-cs | Suff
נִרְדִּ֖/י
nêrd
H5373
nard
N-ms | Suff
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
רֵיחֽ/וֹ
rêyach
H7381
aroma
N-ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Song of Solomon 1:12
עַד
ʻad
H5704
"till"
Prep
This Hebrew word means until or as far as, describing a point in time or space. It's used in the Bible to set boundaries or limits, like in Exodus when describing the Israelites' journey.
Definition: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)
Usage: Occurs in 1128 OT verses. KJV: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet. See also: Genesis 3:19; Exodus 32:20; Numbers 23:24.
שֶׁ֤/הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
"King's"
Rel | Art | N-ms
This word refers to a king or royal person, like King David or King Saul. It can also describe something related to a king, like the King's Valley in Genesis. The Bible often uses this word to talk about the rulers of Israel.
Definition: King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
Usage: Occurs in 1919 OT verses. KJV: king, royal. See also: Genesis 14:1; Joshua 10:39; 1 Samuel 16:1.
בִּ/מְסִבּ֔/וֹ
mêçab
H4524
"surrounds"
Prep | N-cs | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means something that surrounds or encloses a room or area, like a round table or a divan. It appears in descriptions of King Solomon's palace and the Temple in 1 Kings. The word is used to describe the surroundings of important places.
Definition: 1) round thing, surroundings, round about, that which surrounds, that which is round 1a) environs 1a1) surrounding places 1a2) round about (adv) 1b) round table
Usage: Occurs in 5 OT verses. KJV: that compass about, (place) round about, at table. See also: 1 Kings 6:29; Job 37:12; Psalms 140:10.
נִרְדִּ֖/י
nêrd
H5373
"nard"
N-ms | Suff
Nard is a fragrant plant from India, also known as spikenard, used for its aromatic oil, like the kind Mary used to anoint Jesus.
Definition: 1) spikenard, nard 1a) an odoriferous aromatic plant from India
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: spikenard. See also: Song of Solomon 1:12; Song of Solomon 4:13; Song of Solomon 4:14.
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
"to give"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.
רֵיחֽ/וֹ
rêyach
H7381
"aroma"
N-ms | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word refers to a pleasant aroma or fragrance, often associated with sacrifices to God. It is used in books like Leviticus and Numbers to describe the soothing smell of offerings, and appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) scent, fragrance, aroma, odour 1a) scent, odour 1b) odour of soothing (technical term for sacrifice to God) Aramaic equivalent: re.ach (רֵיחַ "smell" H7382)
Usage: Occurs in 55 OT verses. KJV: savour, scent, smell. See also: Genesis 8:21; Numbers 15:14; Jeremiah 48:11.
Study Notes — Song of Solomon 1:12
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Context — The Bride
10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | John 12:3 | Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. |
| 2 | Revelation 3:20 | Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. |
| 3 | Mark 14:3 | While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. |
| 4 | Song of Solomon 7:5 | Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses. |
| 5 | Matthew 25:34 | Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. |
| 6 | Matthew 22:11 | But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. |
| 7 | Song of Solomon 4:13–16 | Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard, with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices. You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon. Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits. |
| 8 | Matthew 22:4 | Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ |
| 9 | Luke 24:30–32 | While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” |
| 10 | Philippians 4:18 | I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. |
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