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Song of Solomon 1

Song of Sol. 1:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The beams
qowrah (Hebrew #6982)
from 6979; a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof
KJV usage: beam, roof.
Pronounce: ko-raw'
Origin: or qorah {ko-raw'}
of our house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
are cedar
'erez (Hebrew #730)
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
KJV usage: cedar (tree).
Pronounce: eh-rez'
Origin: from 729
, and our βrafters
rchiyt (Hebrew #7351)
a panel (as resembling a trough)
KJV usage: rafter.
Pronounce: rekh-eet'
Origin: from the same as 7298
rchiyt (Hebrew #7351)
a panel (as resembling a trough)
KJV usage: rafter.
Pronounce: rekh-eet'
Origin: from the same as 7298
of fir
browth (Hebrew #1266)
the cypress (or some elastic tree)
KJV usage: fir.
Pronounce: ber-oth'
Origin: a variation of 1265
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or, galleries.

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Cedar,
Fir; Fir-Tree,
House

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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beams.
Song of Sol. 8:9• 9If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. (Song of Sol. 8:9)
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2 Chron. 2:8‑9• 8Send me also cedar-trees, cypress-trees, and sandal-wood trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants are experienced in cutting timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
 9even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful. (2 Chron. 2:8‑9)
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Psa. 92:12• 12The righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon. (Psa. 92:12)
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1 Tim. 3:15‑16• 15but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
 16And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in the Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among the nations, has been believed on in the world, has been received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:15‑16)
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Heb. 11:10• 10for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is the artificer and constructor. (Heb. 11:10)
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1 Peter 2:4‑5• 4To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
 5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4‑5)
rafters.
or, galleries.
Song of Sol. 7:5• 5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by thy ringlets! (Song of Sol. 7:5)
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Ezek. 41:16• 16The thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about the three of them (opposite the thresholds it was wainscoted with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered), (Ezek. 41:16)
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Ezek. 42:3• 3over against the twenty cubits that pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement that pertained to the outer court; there was gallery against gallery in the third story; (Ezek. 42:3)
• The "beams" support the building and make it secure, the “rafters” support the roof and make it a place of shelter. In the presence of the King we have security and shelter. (“Canticle 1: The Assurance of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.