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Song of Solomon 8:3

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His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

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Strong's Concordancev. 3

שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl, H8040) — properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, H7218) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of… יָמִין (yâmîyn, H3225) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more… חָבַק (châbaq, H2263) — to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

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