Tsammah צַמָּה
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| צַמָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsammah |
| Strong's number | H6777 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | veil |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Song of Solomon (3) |
Tsammah (Hebrew צַמָּה, Strong's H6777) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “veil”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
veil, woman's veil
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | locks (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your veil (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsammah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
- Song of Solomon 6:7As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 47:2Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).