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Sweetness on the Lips: Simile and Sequential Syntax in Song of Songs 7:10

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Biblical Hebrew

Song of Songs 7:10 וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ כְּיֵ֥ין הַטֹּ֛וב הֹולֵ֥ךְ לְדֹודִ֖י לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים דֹּובֵ֖ב שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים׃ 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 … Continue reading →

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