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Song of Solomon 1:17

The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
Song of Solomon 1:17
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

קֹר֤וֹת בָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ אֲרָזִ֔ים רַהִיטֵ֖נוּ בְּרוֹתִֽים׃

  1. קֹר֤וֹתko.Rot“[the] beams of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from קוֹרָה · “beam” · Strong's H6982
  2. בָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ba.Tei.nu“houses our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  3. אֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.Zim“[are] cedar<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶז · “cedar” · Strong's H0730
  4. רַהִיטֵ֖נוּra.chi.te.nu“rafters our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from רָהִיט · “rafter” · Strong's H7351
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. בְּרוֹתִֽים׃be.ro.Tim“[are] cypress<es>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בְּרוֹת · “cypress” · Strong's H1266
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)