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PRONUNCIATION OF SONG OF SONGS

Song of Songs  [sɒŋ əv sɒŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SONG OF SONGS

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Song of Songs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SONG OF SONGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Song of Songs

Song of Songs

The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon or Canticles, is one of the megillot of the Ketuvim and is a book of the Old Testament. Scripturally, the Song of Songs is unique in that it makes no reference to "Law", "Covenant" or to Yahweh, the God of Israel, nor does it teach or explore "wisdom" in the manner of Proverbs or Ecclesiastes. Instead, it celebrates sexual love. It gives "the voices of two lovers, praising each other, yearning for each other, proffering invitations to enjoy". The two are in harmony, each desiring the other and rejoicing in sexual intimacy; the women of Jerusalem form a chorus to the lovers, functioning as an audience whose participation in the lovers' erotic encounters facilitates the participation of the reader. In modern Judaism, the Song is read on the Sabbath during the Passover, which marks the beginning of the grain harvest as well as commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. Jewish tradition reads it as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SONG OF SONGS


longs
lɒŋz
tongs
tɒŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SONG OF SONGS

Song Coi
song cycle
song form
song hit
Song Koi
Song of Solomon
song sheet
song sparrow
song thrush
song without words
songbird
songbook
songcraft
songfest
songful
songfully
songfulness
Songhai
Songhua

WORDS THAT END LIKE SONG OF SONGS

curling tongs
earnings
feelings
findings
hammer and tongs
ice tongs
Kings
lazy tongs
leggings
pair of tongs
proceedings
rankings
ratings
savings
Springs
strings
sugar tongs
things
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Writings

Synonyms and antonyms of Song of Songs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Song of Songs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SONG OF SONGS

Find out the translation of Song of Songs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Song of Songs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Song of Songs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cantar de los Cantares
570 millions of speakers

English

Song of Songs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाने के गीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أغنية من أغاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Песнь Песней
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cântico dos Cânticos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গানের গান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cantique des cantique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lagu Lagu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lied der Lieder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雅歌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곡 의 노래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Song of Songs
85 millions of speakers
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Ca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாடல்கள் பாடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाण्याचे गाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şarkıların Şarkısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cantico dei Cantici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pieśń nad pieśniami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пісня Пісень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Song of Songs
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Άσμα Ασμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hooglied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Visan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Song of Songs
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SONG OF SONGS»

Discover the use of Song of Songs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Song of Songs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Song of Songs
Beginning with an extensive introduction to the book and its background, the author discusses Song of Songs' authorship, date, literary style, language, structure, and theological content.
Tremper Longman, 2001
2
Song of Songs: A Commentary
This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible.
J. Cheryl Exum, 2005
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Song of Songs
Mr. Nee interprets allegorically but thinks of the Song of Songs in terms of the individual believer rather than the Church as a whole. This book has remarkable insight into spiritual affections.
Watchman Nee, 2006
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Lamentations and the Song of Songs: A Theological Commentary ...
This latest volume in the popular Belief series considers two very different types of biblical writings and two very timely subjects-violence and sex within the context of Scripture.
Harvey Gallagher Cox, Stephanie Paulsell, 2012
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Song of Songs
This is something many commentaries simply ignore. . . . This commentary will force readers to remember it is not enough to leave this wonderful revelation in its historical context.
Paul J. Griffiths, 2011
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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
One in an ongoing series of esteemed and popular Bible commentary volumes based on the New International Version text.
Duane A. Garrett, 1993
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Perspectives on the Song of Songs
The collection of essays contains nineteen contributions that aim at locating the Song of Songs in its ancient context as well as addressing problems of interpretation and the reception of this biblical book in later literature.
Anselm C. Hagedorn, 2005
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Jerusalem: Song of Songs
A magnificent historical tribute to the city of Jerusalem encompasses the five turbulent millennia of its history, and is accompanied by numerous photographs that illuminate every facet of the amazing city
Jill Uris, Leon Uris, 1981
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The Song of Songs
This commentary views the Song as a collection of love poems and uncovers the delicacy of their expression.
Dianne Bergant, David W. Cotter, Jerome T. Walsh, 2001
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A Feminist Companion to Song of Songs
The ten essays in this volume, the majority specially written, engage with questions of voice (whose?) and interplay (what kind?) between received interpretation and resisting female reader, and venture into methodological territory ...
Athalya Brenner, Carole Fontaine, 2000

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SONG OF SONGS»

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RSC risk fresh controversy with erotic version of Bible's Song of
They may be similarly unimpressed with Song Of Songs, which director Struan Leslie, head of movement at the RSC, has vowed will be completely devoid of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 12»
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Chopin, Schubert and Dietrich (the Latter Nude)
“The Song of Songs” proudly shows off its cultural credentials: a prestigious source novel (by Hermann Sudermann, whose short story “The Trip to Tilsit” was the ... «New York Times, Jun 11»

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