KJV: And 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.
YLT: And thy palate as the good wine -- 'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
Darby: And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, ... That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.
ASV: And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
| וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ | and the roof of your mouth |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular Root: חֵךְ Sense: mouth, palate, taste, gums. |
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| כְּיֵ֥ין | like wine |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יַיִן Sense: wine. |
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| הַטּ֛וֹב | the best |
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Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| הוֹלֵ֥ךְ | [The wine] goes [down] |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| לְדוֹדִ֖י | for my beloved |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: דֹּוד Sense: beloved, love, uncle. |
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| לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים | smoothly |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural Root: מֵישָׁרִים Sense: evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity. |
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| דּוֹבֵ֖ב | Moving gently |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: דָּבַב Sense: to move gently, glide, glide over. |
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| שִׂפְתֵ֥י | the lips |
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Parse: Noun, fdc Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| יְשֵׁנִֽים | of sleepers |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: יָשֵׁן Sense: to sleep, be asleep. |
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