Song of Solomon 3:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?”
מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
עָלָה
is coming up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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קָטַר
who is perfumed of
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קָטַר
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
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עָשָׁן
smoke
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עָשָׁן
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
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מֹר
myrrh
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מֹר
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
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רָכַל
a trader
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רָכַל
to travel for trading
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