Song of Solomon
Lover's scriptural dialogue
Song of Solomon is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, also called Song of Songs or Canticles.
It consists of erotic love poetry between two lovers, celebrating physical desire and romantic devotion: His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend.
Its place in religious scripture has prompted centuries of allegorical interpretation—as God's love for Israel or Christ's love for the Church—though the plain text is frankly sensual.
Jewish canonical scriptures
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- King DavidAncient Israel's greatest monarch
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- TempleNamed religious structure
Israelites · Judaism · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes · Covenant · canon · exegesis
One who is treasured
- desireIntense wanting
- passionIntense emotional drive
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- kissTouch with lips
embrace · intimacy · fragrance · myrrh · spices · garden · vineyard · breasts
Cultivated plant area
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- flockAnimals gathered together
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
- shepherdessWoman who tends sheep
lilies · roses · foxes · gazelle · deer · dove · pomegranate · fig
Implied identity comparison
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- prefigurationSymbolic anticipation of future
- brideWoman getting married
bridegroom · Christ · church · Israel · divine love · spiritual union · mystical · figural
Hebrew Bible
Jewish canonical scriptures
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- King DavidAncient Israel's greatest monarch
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Temple · Israelites · Judaism · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes · Covenant · canon · exegesis · hermeneutics
beloved
One who is treasured
kiss · embrace · intimacy · fragrance · myrrh · spices · garden · vineyard · breasts · lips
garden
Cultivated plant area
shepherdess · lilies · roses · foxes · gazelle · deer · dove · pomegranate · fig · apple
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- prefigurationSymbolic anticipation of future
bride · bridegroom · Christ · church · Israel · divine love · spiritual union · mystical · figural · interpretation
verse
Metered poetic passage
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- refrainAbstain from acting
- parallelismMatching structural elements
simile · apostrophe · dialogue · monologue · pastoral · idyll · strophe · antiphon · praise · chant
- Bible BooksGenesis, Exodus, Proverbs, Matthew, Mark
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- American BooksTo Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, Catch-22, Walden
- Biblical Marriagemarriage covenant, bride, husband and wife, bridegroom, groom
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wise sayings, biblical wisdom, wise counsel
Song of SolomonLamentations
Biblical book of grief
Leviticus · Job · dirge · Deuteronomy · Numbers
Song of SolomonGenesis
First biblical book
Exodus · Kings · Book of Acts · Samuel · Chronicles
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