Charles Ellicott Commentary Song Of Solomon 4:2

"Thy teeth are like a flock [of ewes] that are [newly] shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them." — Song Of Solomon 4:2 (ASV)

Your teeth ... — that is, white as newly washed sheep. The word translated shorn is only used as a synonym for sheep, as we see by comparison with Song of Solomon 6:6. The only other place where it is found is 2 Kings 6:6, where it is used of cutting wood.

Bear twins. — The Hebrew word means “to make double.” But this may either be “to produce twins,” as in the text, or “to make pairs,” or “to occur in pairs,” a rendering which makes much better sense. The perfect and regular rows of teeth are exactly paired, upper to lower, like the sheep coming two and two from the washing, with none missing its mate.