Song of Solomon 4:4

Your neck is like David's tower built in rows (terraces; elegantly arranged in rows; weapons/defense – Hebr. talfijah) [unusual word; may allude to necklaces],
a thousand shields hang on it, all the warriors' shields.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כְּמִגְדַּל   דָּוִיד   צַוָּארֵךְ   בָּנוּי   לְתַלְפִּיּוֹת   אֶלֶף   הַמָּגֵן   תָּלוּי   עָלָיו   כֹּל   שִׁלְטֵי   הַגִּבּוֹרִים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὡς πύργος Δαυιδ τράχηλός σου ὁ ᾠκοδομημένος εἰς θαλπιωθ χίλιοι θυρεοὶ κρέμανται ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν πᾶσαι βολίδες τῶν δυνατῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9004
H4026
כְּ (ke)
מִגְדַּ֤ל (migedal)
like
tower
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H1732
דָּוִיד֙ (david)
David
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H6677a
H9022
צַוָּארֵ֔ (tzaoare)
ךְ (khe)
neck
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2fs
H1129
בָּנ֖וּי (banoj)
to build
Verb Verb
qal participle passive ♂ sing. qal participle passive masculine singular

Vqsmsa
H9005
H8530
לְ (le)
תַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת (talepivót)
to
weapon
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

R
Ncfpa
H0505
אֶ֤לֶף (elef)
thousand
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Acbsc
H9009
H4043
הַ (ha)
מָּגֵן֙ (magen)
the
shield
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H8518
תָּל֣וּי (taloj)
to hang
Verb Verb
qal participle passive ♂ sing. qal participle passive masculine singular

Vqsmsa
H5921a
H9033
עָלָ֔י (alaj)
ו (v)
upon
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Sp3ms
H3605
כֹּ֖ל (kól)
all
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H7982
שִׁלְטֵ֥י (shiletei)
shield
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H1368
H9016
הַ (ha)
גִּבּוֹרִֽים (gibvórim)
׃
the
mighty
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Ncmpa

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