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Song of Solomon 5:14

Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

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Barnes' Notes

His hands ... - Are golden rings or cylinders. The fingers of the bent or closed hand are compared to a massive ring or set of rings; or, if outstretched or straightened, to a row of golden rods or…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

gold rings Rather, cylinders of gold. In Est 1:6, which is the only place in the O.T. besides this where the word occurs in a similar sense, it probably means -rods" or -cylinders." Here it refers to…