The Song of Songs 5:14
Context| NETBible | His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen 1 is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. |
| XREF | Ex 15:6; Ex 24:10; Ps 44:4-7; Ps 99:4; So 7:2; Isa 9:7; Isa 52:13; Isa 54:11; Eze 1:26-28 |
| NET © Notes |
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). |
