kisses of
| Root | נשק (n-š-q) |
| Core Meanings | to kiss, to touch with the lips, to make intimate contact |
| Semantic Range | literal kisses of affection, greeting, reconciliation, homage, or romantic love; symbolic gestures of loyalty or submission |
| Conceptual Significance | Kissing in the Hebrew Bible conveys covenantal affection, reconciliation, honor, or romantic desire (e.g., Song of Songs 1:2). As a gesture of intimate or loyal attachment, it can symbolize both personal love and acts of homage within relational or covenantal contexts. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine plural noun in the construct state (cfpc), from נְשִׁיקָה. The -וֹת ending marks feminine plural; construct state requires a following genitive complement. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root נשק, "to kiss, to touch with the lips," and in this form appears as a feminine plural construct (נְשִׁיקוֹת). The rendering "kisses of" preserves the plural number and the construct state, which links the word to what follows in a genitive relationship. |
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