o.pher denotes a young animal used in gazelle- and stag-like comparisons, including a paired bodily simile.

The term is used for a young animal in poetic comparisons: its singular construct form occurs with gazelle or stag imagery, while its plural form appears in a paired comparison in Song of Songs 4:5; its specific contribution in Song of Songs 7:4 is not clear from the translation.

1. Young animal in poetic comparisons · dominant

   The singular construct form occurs in comparisons involving a gazelle or stag in Song of Songs 2:9, Song of Songs 2:17, and Song of Songs 8:14; in those verses the APB renders the comparison with “a stag” or “a young stag.” The plural absolute form is used in the paired bodily simile of Song of Songs 4:5, where the APB renders “two fawns”; it also occurs in Song of Songs 7:4, though the supplied APB wording does not isolate a corresponding English expression there.

   Song of Songs 2:9Song of Songs 2:17Song of Songs 4:5Song of Songs 7:4Song of Songs 8:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular comparison with “a stag” or “a young stag” in Song of Songs 2:9, Song of Songs 2:17, and Song of Songs 8:14, and renders the plural in Song of Songs 4:5 as “two fawns.” In Song of Songs 7:4, the translation does not clearly show the term's specific contribution.