Song of Solomon 7:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. | Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses. | Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof. |
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Where
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| head your | רֹאשֵׁ֤ךְ | ro-SHEKH | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| on you | עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | 'a-LA-yikh | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [is] like the Carmel | כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל | ka-kar-MEL | H3760G | Carmelכַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) § Carmel = "garden-land" a town in the mountains on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron |
| and [the] hair of | וְדַלַּ֥ת | ve-da-LAT | H1803A | hairדַּלָּה (dal.lah) hair, threads, thrum (threads of warp hanging in loom) |
| head your | רֹאשֵׁ֖ךְ | ro-SHEKH | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| [is] like the purple wool | כָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ן | ka-'ar-ga-MAN | H0713 | purpleאַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) purple, red-purple |
| [the] king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| [is] bound | אָס֥וּר | 'a-SUR | H0631 | to bindאָסַר (a.sar) 1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner |
| by the tresses | בָּרְהָטִֽים׃ | ba-re-ha-TIM | H7298B | lockרַ֫הַט (ra.hat) 1) lock of hair 1a) meaning uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.