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# spikenard

noun

«spikenard» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Song of Songs it is one of the costly spices that fill the lovers' garden with fragrance.

**Interpretation.** Jewish tradition reads the Song of Songs as a love story between God and Israel, so the precious perfume stands for Israel's devotion and its good deeds.

### Meaning

A sweet-smelling oil or perfume made from the root of a plant from the Himalayan mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spikenard/#m1)

### Examples

- While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance. (Writings SNG.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spikenard/#x1)
- Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spikenard/#x2)
- Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spikenard/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spikenard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spikenard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spikenard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/spikenard.html) on Mova free.