Translation | Verse | Text |
King James | So 4:13 | Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
CAMPHIRE | In So 1:14 4:13, is not the gum Camphor of our apothecaries, but the Cyprus-flower, as it is sometimes called, the Athena of the Arabs, a whitish fragrant flower, hanging in clusters like grapes. Oriental ladies make use of the dried and powdered leaves to give their nails, feet, and hands a reddish orange tinge. The nails of Egyptian mummies are found thus dyed. See EYELIDS. The flowers of the Alhenna are fragrant; and being disposed in clusters, the females of Egypt are fond of carrying it in their bosoms. |