Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7:5–6

5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,

the hair of your head like purple threads;

the king is captured in your tresses.

6How fair and pleasant you are,

O love, with your delights!

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Song of Solomon 7:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Your headרֹאשֵׁ֤ךְrō·šêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH7218 head
crowns youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙‘ā·la·yiḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5921 height
like Mount Carmelכַּכַּרְמֶ֔לkak·kar·melPreposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3760 Carmel
the hairוְדַלַּ֥תwə·ḏal·laṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH1803 hair, thrum
of your headרֹאשֵׁ֖ךְrō·šêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH7218 head
like purpleכָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ןkā·’ar·gā·mānPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
the kingמֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
is capturedאָס֥וּר’ā·sūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH631 tie, bind, imprison
in your tressesבָּרְהָטִֽים׃bā·rə·hā·ṭîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7298 trough

Song of Solomon 7:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
fairיָּפִית֙yā·p̄îṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH3302 be fair, beautiful
andוּמַה־ū·mah-Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
pleasantנָּעַ֔מְתְּnā·‘amtVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely
O loveאַהֲבָ֖ה’a·hă·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH160 love
with your delightsבַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃bat·ta·‘ă·nū·ḡîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8588 daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight

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Song of Solomon 7:5 Isaiah 35:2 · Song of Solomon 4:1

Song of Solomon 7:6 Psalm 45:11 · Song of Solomon 1:15–16 · Song of Solomon 4:10 · Song of Solomon 4:7 · Song of Solomon 2:14 · Isaiah 62:4–5 · Song of Solomon 7:10 · Zephaniah 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.