While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.Song of Solomon 1:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עַד־שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ נִרְדִּ֖י נָתַ֥ן רֵיחֽוֹ׃
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekh“that the king”Particle, relative + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.Bo“[was] at table his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֵסַב · “surrounds” · Strong's H4524
- נִרְדִּ֖יnir.Di“nard my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֵרְדְּ · “nard” · Strong's H5373
- נָתַ֥ןna.Tan“it gave forth”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- רֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.Cho“odor its”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵיחַ · “aroma” · Strong's H7381
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)