Janus Parallelism -
A literary device used in poetic and teaching in which a middle stich of poetry contains a pun,
which in one of its meanings parallels the line that precedes it and in another, parallels the line that follows.
Example from Song of Solomon 2:12:
Blossoms appear on the earth
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The time of
הַ זָּמִ יר
e·zmir (Meaning either pruning or singing)
has arrived
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The voice of the turtledove is heard in the land
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You are Πέτρος (Peter: Firstborn)
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and upon this
πέτρᾳ
petra (Meaning First born or rock)
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I will build my church.
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