bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

The gum of the camphor-tree. But in Song of Sol. 1:14; 4:13¹⁴My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. (Song of Solomon 1:14)
¹³Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, (Song of Solomon 4:13); the Cyprus flower or henna.

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Lawsonia Inermis

A shrub whose flowers grow in bunches having a very sweet smell (Song of Sol. 1:14¹⁴My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. (Song of Solomon 1:14); Song of Sol. 4:13¹³Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, (Song of Solomon 4:13)). The Hebrew name is kopher, and the Arabs call it henna. A powder made of the leaves and flowers is mixed with water and used by the women to color the nails of their hands and feet.

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Henna

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3724 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

kopher

Phonic:

ko’-fer

Meaning:

from 3722; properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price

KJV Usage:

bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village