Song of Solomon 4:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

Young's Literal Translation
As the tower of David [is] thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

King James Bible
Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Hebrew
Your neck
צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ (ṣaw·wā·rêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 6677: The back of the neck

is like the tower
כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל (kə·miḡ·dal)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of David,
דָּוִיד֙ (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

built
בָּנ֖וּי (bā·nui)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

with rows of stones;
לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת (lə·ṯal·pî·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8530: Something tall, slenderness

on it
עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

hang
תָּל֣וּי (tā·lui)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 8518: To suspend

a thousand
אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 505: A thousand

shields,
הַמָּגֵן֙ (ham·mā·ḡên)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile

all
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

round shields
שִׁלְטֵ֥י (šil·ṭê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7982: Perhaps shield

of the warriors.
הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ (hag·gib·bō·w·rîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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