Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

SONG OF SOLOMON 7:3KJV
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Song of Solomon 7:3 (KJV)

What does Song of Solomon 7:3 mean?

Song of Solomon 7:3 uses a gentle and poetic image to describe a woman’s beauty, comparing her two breasts to two young twin gazelles. This verse is part of a larger section where the man is admiring the physical features of the woman he loves, using natural and tender imagery.

In this setting, the man is speaking directly to the woman, expressing his affection and delight in her appearance. The comparison to "two young roes that are twins" highlights both the symmetry and the youthful vitality he sees in her, fitting the Song’s style of celebrating love and attraction in a respectful, poetic way.

The Hebrew behind Song of Solomon 7:3

  • "breasts" (שַׁדַּיִם, shaddayim): This word refers specifically to a woman’s breasts and is used here to focus on her physical beauty in a loving, admiring context.
  • "young" (עֹפֶר, `opher): This word means a young animal, especially a fawn or young gazelle, suggesting innocence, gentleness, and grace.
  • "roes" (צְבִיָּה, tseviya): This word means gazelles, animals known for their beauty and elegance, often used in Hebrew poetry to symbolize attractiveness and delicacy.
  • "twins" (תְּאוֹמִים, te'omim): This word emphasizes that the two are matched or paired, highlighting symmetry and harmony in the description.

Why Song of Solomon 7:3 matters

  • This verse shows how the Song of Solomon uses nature and gentle imagery to express romantic admiration, rather than crude or objectifying language.
  • The use of "twins" and "gazelles" emphasizes not just beauty, but also a sense of harmony, innocence, and grace in the relationship.
  • Understanding the poetic style helps readers see the Song as a celebration of love and attraction within a respectful, affectionate framework, rather than as a merely physical or superficial description.

Where else these words appear

“roes” Hebrew H6646 · used in 2 verses

  • Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

“twins” Hebrew H8380 · used in 4 verses

  • Genesis 25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
  • Genesis 38:27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
  • Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

“young” Hebrew H6082 · used in 5 verses

  • Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
  • Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
  • Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

“breasts” Hebrew H7699 · used in 24 verses

  • Genesis 49:25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
  • Song of Solomon 7:8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
  • Lamentations 4:3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.