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your breasts are clusters of fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters <i>of grapes</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This stature of yours is like a palm tree, And your breasts <i>like</i> its clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are <i>like its</i> clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are like its clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are <i>like its</i> clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are <i>like its</i> clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your stature is like that of a palm tree And your breasts <i>like its</i> clusters [of dates].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are tall and slender like a palm tree, and your breasts are full. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Young woman, your figure is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You are as graceful as a palm tree, and your breasts are clusters of dates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This your stature has been like to a palm, "" And your breasts to clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This thy height was like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#008800>Your stature is comparable to the palm tree, and your breasts to clusters of grapes.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your very form resembles a date-palm, and your breasts, clusters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You are stately as a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are clusters of grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this your stature is like a palm tree and your breasts are like grape clusters!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to clusters of grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This is thy greatness in thy delights: thou wast made like a palm tree, and thy breasts to cluster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=993" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Admiration by the Bridegroom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·w·mā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Height. From quwm; height.">Your stature</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: dā·mə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">is like</a> <a href="/hebrew/8558.htm" title="8558: lə·ṯā·mār (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Palm tree, date palm. From an unused root meaning to be erect; a palm tree.">a palm tree;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699: wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-mdc:: 2fs) -- The breast of a, woman, animal. Or shod; probably from shuwd contracted; the breast of a woman or animal.">your breasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/811.htm" title="811: lə·’aš·kō·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A cluster. Or meshkol; probably prolonged from 'eshek; a bunch of grapes or other fruit.">are clusters of fruit.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a></span><br />to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Isaiah 44:4</a></span><br />They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-8.htm">Psalm 52:8</a></span><br />But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a></span><br />He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18-19</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a></span><br />I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-18</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17</a></span><br />so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Colossians 2:7</a></span><br />rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This your stature is like to a palm tree, and your breasts to clusters of grapes.</p><p class="hdg">thy stature</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a></b></br> The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a></b></br> They <i>are</i> upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also <i>is it</i> in them to do good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Ephesians 4:13</a></b></br> Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:</p><p class="hdg">thy breasts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/3-8.htm">Song of Solomon 3:8</a></b></br> They all hold swords, <i>being</i> expert in war: every man <i>hath</i> his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-13.htm">Song of Solomon 1:13</a></b></br> A bundle of myrrh <i>is</i> my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Song of Solomon 4:5</a></b></br> Thy two breasts <i>are</i> like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/7-3.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/songs/5-11.htm">Clusters</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Palm-Tree</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-29.htm">Stately</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-6.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Vine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Clusters</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Palm-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Stately</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Vine</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/7-1.htm">a further description of the church's graces.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/7-10.htm">The church professes her faith and desire</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your stature is like a palm tree;</b><br>The palm tree is often associated with beauty, grace, and uprightness in biblical literature. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the palm tree symbolized victory and prosperity, as seen in <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>, where the righteous are compared to a flourishing palm tree. The imagery of the palm tree here suggests an ideal of beauty and strength, reflecting the beloved's noble and upright character. The palm tree's ability to thrive in desert conditions may also symbolize resilience and endurance, qualities admired in the beloved.<p><b>your breasts are clusters of fruit.</b><br>The comparison of the beloved's breasts to clusters of fruit evokes imagery of abundance and fertility. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, fruitfulness was a sign of blessing and prosperity. This imagery may also allude to the Promised Land, described as a land flowing with milk and honey, symbolizing God's provision and blessing (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The clusters of fruit suggest not only physical beauty but also the nurturing and life-giving aspects of the beloved. This can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual nourishment and satisfaction found in a loving relationship, reflecting the deeper spiritual truths of God's love for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse is often interpreted as the bridegroom, who is expressing admiration for his beloved. The beloved is a central figure in the Song of Solomon, representing beauty, love, and desire.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_palm_tree.htm">The Palm Tree</a></b><br>A symbol of beauty, strength, and uprightness. In the ancient Near East, palm trees were often associated with fertility and abundance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/clusters_of_fruit.htm">Clusters of Fruit</a></b><br>This imagery suggests abundance and nourishment, often symbolizing the blessings and richness of love.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_marital_love.htm">The Beauty of Marital Love</a></b><br>The Song of Solomon celebrates the beauty and sanctity of marital love. This verse highlights the admiration and delight that should be present in a marriage relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_palm_tree.htm">Symbolism of the Palm Tree</a></b><br>The palm tree symbolizes strength and resilience. In relationships, we are called to be strong and upright, supporting one another through life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_in_relationships.htm">Fruitfulness in Relationships</a></b><br>Just as the clusters of fruit represent abundance, our relationships should be fruitful, characterized by love, joy, and mutual edification.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/biblical_imagery_and_appreciation.htm">Biblical Imagery and Appreciation</a></b><br>The use of vivid imagery in this verse encourages us to appreciate the beauty and creativity in God's design for love and relationships.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">This thy stature.</span>--Comp. <a href="//apocrypha.org/ecclesiasticus/24-14.htm" title="I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.">Ecclesiasticus 24:14</a>. Not only was the tall and graceful palm a common figure for female beauty, but its name, <span class= "ital">tamar, </span>was common as a woman's name (<a href="/genesis/38-6.htm" title="And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.">Genesis 38:6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/13-1.htm" title="And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.">2Samuel 13:1</a>, &c).<p><span class= "bld">Clusters of grapes.</span>--The italics were probably added by the English Version to bring the verse into agreement with "clusters of the vine" in the next verse; but no doubt the rich clusters of dates are at the moment in the poet's thought.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your stature</span><br /><span class="heb">קֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·mā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּֽמְתָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(dā·mə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a palm tree;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתָמָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯā·mār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8558.htm">Strong's 8558: </a> </span><span class="str2">Palm tree, date palm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your breasts</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁדַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7699.htm">Strong's 7699: </a> </span><span class="str2">The breast of a, woman, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are clusters of fruit.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aš·kō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_811.htm">Strong's 811: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bunch of grapes, other fruit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/7-7.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/7-7.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 7:7 This your stature is like a palm (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>