Solomon
Song of Solomon 5:16ESV·traditional attribution
His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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Sol 5:16 16 a His palate is sweets (sweetnesses), And he is altogether precious (lovelinesses). The palate, חך, is frequently named as the organ of speech, Job 6:30; Job 31:30; Pro 5:3; Pro 8:7; and it is also here used in this sense. The meaning, “the mouth for kissing,” which Böttch. gives to the word, is fanciful; חך (= ḥnk, Arab.