ne.shi.qah denotes kisses, shown both in intimate desire and in the contrast between a friend and an enemy.

The attested use refers to kisses: Song of Songs 1:2 places them in a request for kisses from the mouth, while Proverbs 27:6 contrasts a friend's wounds with an enemy's multiplied kisses.

1. Kisses in personal or intimate address · dominant

   In Song of Songs 1:2, the plural construct form occurs in the request that he kiss the speaker with kisses of his mouth; the APB renders the clause "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth." In Proverbs 27:6, the same plural construct form occurs in the contrast between trustworthy wounds from a friend and an enemy who multiplies kisses; the APB renders "but an enemy multiplies kisses."

   Song of Songs 1:2Proverbs 27:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "kisses" in both verses, once within a request for kisses of the mouth and once for kisses multiplied by an enemy. It does not by itself determine every nuance of the Hebrew term.