Song of Songs

Song of Songs proper noun: the twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.

Proper noun

the Song of Songs

The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.

Synonyms:

Canticles, Canticle of Canticles, Song of Solomon

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Song of Songs in Telugu: పరమగీతము paramagītamu
Song of Songs in Malayalam: ഉത്തമഗീതം uttamagītaṁ
Song of Songs in Nepali: श्रेष्ठगीत śreṣṭhagīt
Song of Songs in Tagalog: Awit ng mga Awit, Awit ni Solomon
Song of Songs in Arabic: سِفْرُ نَشِيدِ الْأَنْشَادِ sifru našīdi l-ʔanšādi
Song of Songs in Malay: Kidung Agung
Song of Songs in Indonesian: Kitab Kidung Agung, Kidung Agung
Song of Songs in Persian: غزل غزلهای سلیمان
Song of Songs in Vietnamese: Diễm Ca
Song of Songs in Myanmar: ရှောလမုန်သီချင်း hrau:la.munsihkyang:

A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”), variant of earlier Canticle of Canticles.

What does Song of Songs mean?: Song of Songs means the twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.
What is Song of Songs in Hindi?: Song of Songs in Hindi is श्रेष्ठगीत (śreṣṭhagīt). See Song of Songs meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Song of Songs?: Song of Songs is a proper noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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