Discovery BoxThe Song of Songs 5:14 
Context5:14 His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite.
His abdomen 1 is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.
The Song of Songs 8:3
ContextDouble Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
The Beloved about Her Lover:
8:3 His left hand caresses my head,
and his right hand stimulates me. 2
1 tn The term מֵעֶה (me’eh) is used in reference to several things in the Old Testament: (1) the womb of a woman (Gen 25:23; Isa 49:1; Ps 71:6; Ruth 1:11), (2) a man’s loins (Gen 15:4; 2 Sam 7:12; Isa 48:19; 2 Chr 32:21), (3) the “inward parts” of a person, such as the stomach or intestines which are used to digest food (Num 5:22; Job 20:14; Ezek 3:3; Jonah 2:1-2), and (4) the external stomach or abdominal muscles: “abdomen” (Song 5:14).
