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…