Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 7:17 - 7:17

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 7:17 - 7:17


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I have perfumed any bed with Myrrh - מר mor, “aloes,” אהלים ahalim, and “cinnamon,” קנמון kinnamon. We have taken our names from the original words; but probably the ahalim may not mean aloes, which is no perfume; but sandal wood, which is very much used in the East. She had used every means to excite the passions she wished to bring into action.