H1680 H1680
glide, flow gently, move smoothly (of wine on lips)
This delicate verb appears in Song of Solomon, where wine is described as 'gliding over the lips of sleepers.' The imagery captures wine's smooth, gentle flow—not gushing but moving softly, almost imperceptibly. Some ancient versions read the text differently (lips and teeth rather than sleepers' lips), but all preserve the sense of gentle movement. The verb suggests effortless, natural motion, like liquid finding its path without force.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Song of Songs 7:9 compares the beloved's mouth to wine 'gliding over the lips of sleepers' (or 'lips and teeth'). The verb's root sense involves gentle, flowing movement—liquid moving smoothly without turbulence. The image is sensuous and intimate: wine's pleasant, almost caressing motion becomes a metaphor for sweet speech or kisses. The multilingual 'gliding' and 'hace hablar' (makes speak) show varied understandings of the difficult text, but all circle the idea of smooth, pleasant movement or effect—wine that flows easily, words that come gracefully. 1×
AR["الْمُتَدَفِّقِ"]·ben["প্রবাহিত-করে"]·DE["[דובב]"]·EN["gliding"]·FR["glissant-sur"]·heb["דובב"]·HI["बोलती-हुई"]·ID["menggerakkan"]·IT["gliding"]·jav["kang-ndadosaken-ebah"]·KO["흐르게-하는"]·PT["fazendo-falar"]·RU["стекающее"]·ES["que-hace-hablar"]·SW["inayotiririka"]·TR["harekete-geciren"]·urd["جو-تراتی-ہے"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דָּבַב] vb. move gently, glide, glide over (NH דָּבַב flow slowly, drop; Arabic دَبَّ walk leisurely, gently, دَابَّةٌ any animal that walks or creeps, cf. דֹּב; Assyrian dabâbu, plot, plan, COT Gloss., cf. דִּבָּה)—only Qal Pt. דּוֹבֵב שִׂפְתֵי יְשֵׁנִים Ct 7:10, of wine gliding over the lips of sleepers; (ד׳ שְׂפָתַי וְשִׁנָּי֑ i.e. my lips and teeth 𝔊 𝔖 Aq Gei Urschrift 405).