Lexicon
עֶ֫שֶׁת
e.shet
H6247
H:N-M Hebrew

plate

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e.shet denotes an ivory body-piece in the beloved's bodily description in Song of Songs 5:14.

The attested use describes an ivory body-piece within the beloved's physical description in Song of Songs 5:14.

Senses in use

  1. Ivory body-piece in a bodily description · dominant

    In Song of Songs 5:14, the masculine singular construct noun occurs in the clause describing the beloved's belly; the APB renders the clause "his belly is a plate of ivory, overlaid with sapphires."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 5:14, the APB presents the clause as "his belly is a plate of ivory, overlaid with sapphires." Its precise English correspondence to the Hebrew noun cannot be isolated with certainty.

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