Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7:5

⁵Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,

the hair of your head like purple threads;

the king is captured in your tresses.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your head	רֹאשֵׁ֤ךְ	rō·šêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7218 head
crowns you	עָלַ֙יִךְ֙	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
like Mount Carmel	כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל	kak·kar·mel	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3760 Carmel
the hair	וְדַלַּ֥ת	wə·ḏal·laṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1803 hair, thrum
of your head	רֹאשֵׁ֖ךְ	rō·šêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7218 head
like purple	כָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ן	kā·’ar·gā·mān	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
the king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
is captured	אָס֥וּר	’ā·sūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
in your tresses	בָּרְהָטִֽים׃	bā·rə·hā·ṭîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7298 trough

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