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Sweetness on the Lips: Simile and Sequential Syntax in Song of Songs 7:10
וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ כְּיֵ֥ין הַטֹּ֛וב הֹולֵ֥ךְ לְדֹודִ֖י לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים דֹּובֵ֖ב שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים׃
(Song of Songs 7:10)
And your palate is like the good wine, going down smoothly for my beloved, flowing over the lips of those who sleep.
Simile Construction: וְחִכֵּךְ כְּיֵין הַטֹּוב
וְחִכֵּךְ (“and your palate”) is the noun חֵךְ (“palate, roof of the mouth, taste”) with the 2fs pronominal suffix ־ךְ (“your”). The simile כְּיֵין הַטֹּוב (“like good wine”) uses the preposition כְּ (“like, as”) to draw a poetic comparison between the beloved’s taste/speech and the finest wine.… Learn Hebrew
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