Strong H6777צַמָּה

veil

Transliteration
tsammâh
Pronunciation
tsam-maw'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From an unused root meaning to fasten on; a veil: - locks.

Detailed definition

veil, woman's veil

In the Bible

Strong H6777 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • lock4

First verses

  1. Song of Songs 4:1
    Behold, 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.
  2. Song of Songs 4:3
    Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
  3. Song of Songs 6:7
    As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
  4. Isaiah 47:2
    Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
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