Lexical Summary sug: carefully fence, fenced about Original Word: סוּג Strong's Exhaustive Concordance set about A primitive root (probably rather identical with cuwg through the idea of shrinking from a hedge; compare suwg); to hem in, i.e. Bind -- set about. see HEBREW cuwg see HEBREW suwg NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to fence about NASB Translation carefully fence (1), fenced about (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [סוּג, שׂוּג] verb fence about (Aramaic word;  ,  , sepsit, circumsepsit, clausit,  sepes, compare ᵑ7 סיג Pa`el fence about, סְיָיגָא fence; Late Hebrew סוג fence about; Arabic  enclosure made with thorns, etc., around grape-vines, etc. Lane1460,  II. make a  ; — only Qal Passive participle feminine בִּטְנֵךְ עֲרֵמַת חִטִּים סוּגָה בַּשּׁוֺשַׁנִּים Cant 7:3 thy body a help of wheat fenced about with lilies (compare especially De Bu). Pilpel intensive Imperfect2feminine singular תְּשַׂגְֿשֵׂ֑גִי Isaiah 17:11 thou dost fence it carefully about (> make it grow, as if שׂוג = שׂגה, AE Ki Brd Du). סוד (check of following; perhaps kindred with יסד (compare יסד Niph`al), see Köii. 1. 49; Ecclus 42:12 Hithpa`el הִסְתַּוִּיִד (margin הסתיד) converse, is perhaps denominative; Syriac Topical Lexicon Overview Sûg appears once in Scripture (Song of Solomon 7:2), conveying the idea of being hedged about, encircled, or enclosed for protection and adornment. Scriptural Context Song of Solomon 7:2 praises the bride: “Your belly is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies.” The word presents a double picture—valuable grain gathered for safekeeping and delicate flowers crowning the enclosure—capturing fruitfulness sheltered within beauty. Imagery and Symbolism • Wheat: harvest abundance, nourishment, covenant blessing (Deuteronomy 28:4; Matthew 13:24–30). Theological Significance 1. Preservation of Covenant People—God surrounds His own, ensuring that fruit ripens undisturbed (Psalm 91:1–4). Historical Interpretation • Jewish Commentators: Saw a foreshadowing of grain offerings safely stored in the Temple precincts. Applications for Ministry • Preaching: Call believers to remain inside the hedge of obedience where harvest matures. Cross-References Song of Solomon 2:1–2; 2:16; 4:12–15; 6:3. Job 1:10. Isaiah 5:2. Psalm 91:1–4. Matthew 13:24–30. John 15:4–5; 17:11. Ephesians 5:25–27. Revelation 19:7–8. Christological Perspective The Bridegroom who safeguards His wheat now (John 10:27–29) will present His Bride “without stain or wrinkle” (Ephesians 5:27). Sûg anticipates that final unveiling when love’s harvest, still ringed with lilies of holiness, is brought into the King’s barn (Matthew 13:43). Devotional Reflection Within the Lord’s enclosing grace the soul becomes a granary of His word, circled with the fragrance of His Spirit. Secure in that hedge, love flourishes and the King is “captivated by its tresses” (Song of Solomon 7:5), delighting in a life both fruitful and fair. Forms and Transliterations סוּגָ֖ה סוגה sū·ḡāh suGah sūḡāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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, friendly, confidential speech, ὁμιλία, 
= ὁμιλεῖν; Sabean מסוד place of speaker, oracle, HomZMG xlvi (1892), 529, who finds connection with 
lord, chief (and 
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