KJV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
YLT: How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.
Darby: How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
ASV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
מַה־ | How |
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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יָּפ֥וּ | fair is |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָפָה Sense: to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair. |
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דֹדַ֖יִךְ | your love |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: דֹּוד Sense: beloved, love, uncle. |
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אֲחֹתִ֣י | My sister |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָחֹות Sense: sister. |
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! כַלָּ֑ה | [my] spouse |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: כַּלָּה Sense: bride, daughter-in-law. |
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טֹּ֤בוּ | much better is |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right. |
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דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ | your love |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: דֹּוד Sense: beloved, love, uncle. |
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מִיַּ֔יִן | than wine |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine. |
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וְרֵ֥יחַ | and the scent |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֵיחַ Sense: scent, fragrance, aroma, odour. |
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שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ | of your perfumes |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: שֶׁמֶן Sense: fat, oil. |
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מִכָּל־ | Than all |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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! בְּשָׂמִֽים | spices |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בֹּשֶׂם Sense: spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume. |