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Song of Solomon 7:7–10

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Song of Solomon 7:7

7This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

Song of Solomon 7:8

8I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

Song of Solomon 7:9

9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

Song of Solomon 7:10

10¶ I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

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DEFINED WORDS

Song of Solomon 7:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stature

The natural height or size of a person or body; also maturity or standing.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Song of Solomon 7:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

boughs

The branch of a tree; applied to a branch of size, not to a small shoot.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

smell

Scent or odor; as a verb, to perceive by the nose or to give off an odor.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

nose

The projecting facial organ containing the nostrils, used for smell and breathing; the verse may describe, compare, pierce, ornament, or injure it.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Song of Solomon 7:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mouth

The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

speak

To utter words; to say, declare, address, or communicate by speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

DEFINED WORDS

Song of Solomon 7:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

toward

In the direction of; in relation to; approaching; or inclined and ready, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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From verse 7

  1. Song of Solomon 4:5
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  2. Ephesians 3:17
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  3. Ephesians 4:13
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  4. Isaiah 66:10
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  5. Psalms 92:12
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From verse 8

  1. 2 Corinthians 2:14
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  2. John 14:21–23
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  3. Jeremiah 32:41
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  4. Song of Solomon 1:3
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  5. Song of Solomon 2:3
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From verse 9

  1. Song of Solomon 5:16
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  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14
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  3. Acts 16:30–34
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  4. Acts 2:11–13
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  5. Acts 4:31–32
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From verse 10

  1. Psalms 45:11
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  2. Song of Solomon 2:16
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  3. Song of Solomon 6:3
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  4. Galatians 2:20
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  5. Acts 27:23
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