Song of Solomon 8:3
"His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. That is, when she should have the presence of Christ in her mother's house. Or

the words are a petition that so it might be, "let his left hand", &c. (g); or a declaration of what she did enjoy, "his left hand is under my head", &c. (h); see Gill on Sol 2:6 . (g) Tigurine version, Marckius, some in Michaelis. (h) Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H8040 שְׂמֹאול
Definition:

7)54noun [masculine]the left(Late Hebrewid.; Assyrianšumêlu;Arabic(alsoand,,north wind); Old Aramaicשמאל, Palmyrene (suffix)סמלך; Syriac; √ dubious,שאם+לNöM 128HomA. u. A. i. (1892), 21Köii. 1. 148, 4 7)54noun [masculine]the left(Late Hebrewid.; Assyrianšumêlu;Arabic(alsoand,,north wind); Old Aramaicשמאל, Palmyrene (suffix)סמלך; Syriac; √ dubious,שאם+לNöM 128HomA. u. A. i. (1892), 21Köii. 1. 148, 4

H8478 תַּחַת
Definition:

4(Cooke320), Syriac); —1asadverb accusativeGenesis 49:25(=Deuteronomy 33:13) the deepרֹבֶצֶת תָּ֑חַתthat couchethbeneath; more usually withמִן,מִתָּחַתliterallyoff(מִן1c)the under part = beneath,Exodu 4(Cooke320), Syriac); —1asadverb accusativeGenesis 49:25(=Deuteronomy 33:13) the deepרֹבֶצֶת תָּ֑חַתthat couchethbeneath; more usually withמִן,מִתָּחַתliterallyoff(מִן1c)the under part = beneath,Exodu

Possible Meanings:
  • underneath (semantic_range)
  • below (semantic_range)
  • instead of (semantic_range)
H7218 רֹאשׁ
Definition:

45head(common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic, SabeanראסPräZMG xxix (1875). 425MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; EthiopicAmharichence (aheightened) Assyrianrêšu(rarelyrâšu), Aramaicרֵישָׁא(Egyptian Aram 45head(common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic, SabeanראסPräZMG xxix (1875). 425MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; EthiopicAmharichence (aheightened) Assyrianrêšu(rarelyrâšu), Aramaicרֵישָׁא(Egyptian Aram

Possible Meanings:
  • chief (semantic_range)
  • sum (semantic_range)
H3225 יָמִין
Definition:

6(Proverbs 27:16 no except, see Now Str)right hand(Late Hebrewid.; SI3מימןon the right; Aramaicיַמִּינָא,; Arabicright, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopicright hand,right side, Sabeanימןright han 6(Proverbs 27:16 no except, see Now Str)right hand(Late Hebrewid.; SI3מימןon the right; Aramaicיַמִּינָא,; Arabicright, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopicright hand,right side, Sabeanימןright han

H2263 חָבַק
Definition:

5;ParticipleחֹבֵּקEcclesiastes 4:5;חֹבֶקֶת2 Kings 4:16; —embrace, with accusativeבֵּן2 Kings 4:16;יָדָיוEcclesiastes 4:5(said ofהַכְּסִיל= fold his arms, i.e. be idle; compareחִבֻּק); no object expres 5;ParticipleחֹבֵּקEcclesiastes 4:5;חֹבֶקֶת2 Kings 4:16; —embrace, with accusativeבֵּן2 Kings 4:16;יָדָיוEcclesiastes 4:5(said ofהַכְּסִיל= fold his arms, i.e. be idle; compareחִבֻּק); no object expres

Possible Meanings:
  • a clasping (semantic_range)
  • folding (semantic_range)

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