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General Information:
See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism
General Information:
Throughout the book, it is not always clear who is speaking or who they are speaking to. We have notes telling who some scholars think the speakers are. In 2:1 the woman speaks to the man.
I am a meadow flower of Sharon
The woman speaks as if she were one of many flowers in a land known for beautiful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
Sharon
the name of a land that is flat, has no trees, and grows many different kinds of grasses and flowers
lily of the valleys
The woman speaks as if she were one of many flowers in a land known for beautiful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
lily
a sweet smelling flower that grows in places where there is much water. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 2:1-2.
valleys
flat areas between mountains and near water