Discovery BoxThe Song of Songs 6:7 
Context6:7 Like a slice of pomegranate
is your forehead 1 behind your veil.
The Song of Songs 6:11
ContextThe Lover to His Beloved: 2
6:11 I went down to the orchard of walnut trees, 3
to look for the blossoms of the valley, 4
to see if the vines had budded
or if the pomegranates were in bloom.
1 tn Alternately, “your cheeks” or “your temple.” See 4:3.
2 sn It is difficult to determine whether the speaker in 6:11-12 is Solomon or the Beloved.
3 tn The term אֱגוֹז (’egoz, “nut”) probably refers to the “walnut” or “walnut tree” (juglans regia) (DCH 1:116 s.v. אֱגוֹז). The singular form is used collectively here to refer to a grove of walnut trees.
4 sn It is not clear whether the “valley” in 6:12 is a physical valley (Jezreel Valley?), a figurative description of their love relationship, or a double entendre.
