Song of Solomon 4:14
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
קָנֶה
calamus
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קָנֶה
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
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רֹאשׁ
the choicest of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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לְבוֹנָה
frankincense
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לְבוֹנָה
frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
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בֶּשֶׂם
spices
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בֶּשֶׂם
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
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מֹר
myrrh
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מֹר
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
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נֵרְדְּ
nard
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נֵרְדְּ
nard, an aromatic
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