Schir Haschirim (Shir ha-shirim): Das Lied der Lieder von Salomoh in sechs Gesängen oder zwölf Bildern.
Frankfurt: NP, n/d. Hardcover. 8vo. 16pp. 3/4 dark green cloth over marbled paper covered boards with paste-on label to spine. Brown endpapers, with free rear endpaper missing. Ex library stamp to graceful illustrated title page. German translation of the "Song a Song", an erotic poem from the Bible. Minor age wear. Minor browning throughout. Very good condition. vg. Item #19751
The Song of Songs (Hebrew title: Shir ha-Shirim), is a book of the Hebrew Bible—Tanakh or Old Testament—one of the five megillot (scrolls). It is also known as the Song of Solomon or as Canticles, the latter from the shortened and anglicized Vulgate title Canticum Canticorum, "Song of Songs" in Latin. The Song of Songs is traditionally treated as an allegorical representation of the relationship of God and Israel as husband and wife. Literally, however, the main characters of the Song are simply a woman and a man, and the poem suggests movement from courtship to consummation. It is one of the shortest books in the Bible, consisting of only 117 verses. According to Ashkenazi tradition, it is read on the Sabbath that falls during the intermediate days of Passover. In the Sephardi Jewish community it is recited every Friday night.
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