To the chief Musician
natsach (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
upon Shoshannim
shuwshan (shoo-shan')
a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape): lily, Shoshannim.
for the sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Korah
Qorach (ko'rakh)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites -- Korah.
Maschil
maskiyl (mas-keel')
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem -- Maschil.
A Song
shiyr (sheer)
a song; abstractly, singing -- musical(-ick), sing(-er, -ing), song.
of loves
ydiyd (yed-eed')
loved -- amiable, (well-)beloved, loves.
My heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
is inditing
rachash (raw-khash')
to gush -- indite.
a good
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
matter
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
I speak
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
of the things which I have made
ma`aseh (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
touching the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
my tongue
lashown (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
is the pen
`et (ate)
a stylus or marking stick -- pen.
of a ready
mahiyr (maw-here')
quick; hence, skilful -- diligent, hasty, ready.
writer
caphar (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
