כֹּ֫תֶל
ko.tel
H3796
H:N-M
Hebrew
wall
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Hebrew
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ko.tel denotes the wall behind which the beloved stands in Song of Songs 2:9.
The attested use denotes the wall behind which the beloved stands while gazing and peering in Song of Songs 2:9.
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Wall standing behind the beloved · dominant
In Song of Songs 2:9, the construct singular form occurs in the clause describing the beloved as standing behind it; the APB renders the scene, "Behold, this one stands behind the wall, gazing from the window and peering from the crevice."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 2:9, the APB presents the term in the scene as "the wall" behind which the beloved stands.