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RBT Hebrew Interlinear:
שררך שָׁרְרֵךְ
your umbilical cord
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Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person feminine singular
אגן אַגַּן
a basin/bowl
Noun common both singular construct
הסהר הַסַּהַר
the Crescent Dungeon
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Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute
אל אַל־
toward
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Particle negative
יחסר יֶחְסַר
he is lacking
Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular
המזג הַמָּזֶג
the Mixture
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Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute
בטנך בִּטְנֵךְ
your belly
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Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person feminine singular
ערמת עֲרֵמַת
heap
Noun common feminine singular construct
חטים חִטִּים
wheats
Noun common masculine plural absolute
סוגה סוּגָה
she who is fenced in
Verb Qal participle passive feminine singular absolute
בשושנים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃
within the lilies
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Preposition -Within Art, Noun common masculine plural absolute
RBT Translation:
your umbilical cord a basin/bowl the Crescent Dungeon a god/dont/toward he is lacking the Mixture your belly heap wheats she who is fenced in within the lilies
RBT Paraphrase:
The umbilical cord of yourself,the basin of the Crescent Dungeon2 not lacking the Mixture, The belly of yourself a heap of wheats, she who is caged/fenced in within the Lilies.
basin/crescent dungeon
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Thy two breasts as two fawns, twins of the roe-deer.
LITV Translation:
Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Thy navel is as a turned bowl, Not wanting liquor; Thy belly is as a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.

Footnotes

Sng. 7:3
Sng. 7:3

The term הַסהר (ha-sahar) in Genesis 39–40 refers to a prison or dungeon, derived from the root סהר. While סהר (sahar) can mean "crescent" or "moon," its primary relevance in these passages is associated with confinement or enclosure, which may be symbolically linked to the rounded or crescent shape of an ancient prison structure. This meaning of הסהר is used in the context of Joseph’s imprisonment in בית הסהר (Beit ha-Sahar), meaning "the house of the crescent dungeon" or "the cresent prison house." The term may also be derived from an external linguistic influence, such as Akkadian or Egyptian, associated with confinement.

In Song of Songs 7:3, אגן הסהר (agan ha-sahar) refers to the navel as a crescent-shaped vessel, maintaining the metaphorical connection to a rounded or enclosed form. Thus, the crescent shape's association with enclosure is central to the primary meaning of סהר in these contexts.