The Meaning of Song Of Solomon 1:12 Explained

Song Of Solomon 1:12

KJV: While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

YLT: While the king is in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.

Darby: While the king is at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.

ASV: While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

While the king  [sitteth] at his table,  my spikenard  sendeth forth  the smell  thereof. 

What do the individual words in Song Of Solomon 1:12 mean?

While the king [is] at his table My spikenard sends forth its fragrance
עַד־ שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ נִרְדִּ֖י נָתַ֥ן רֵיחֽוֹ

עַד־  While 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙  the  king  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ  at  his  table 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מֵסַב 
Sense: round thing, surroundings, round about, that which surrounds, that which is round.
נִרְדִּ֖י  My  spikenard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֵרְדְּ  
Sense: spikenard, nard.
נָתַ֥ן  sends  forth 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
רֵיחֽוֹ  its  fragrance 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵיחַ  
Sense: scent, fragrance, aroma, odour.