Word Study · Strong's H6777 · Hebrew
צַמָּה
tsammah
tsam-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsammâh
“a veil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a veil
Rendered in the KJV as
locks.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃2
- לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ1
- צַמָּתֵ֧ךְ1
How it is rendered · 2
- to veil your3
- veil your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs · 3
- HNcfsc/Sp2fs · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Song of Solomon carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Song of Solomon3 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:1לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְletzamatekhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHow 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.here: to veil your
- Song of Solomon 4:3לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃letzamatekhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.here: to veil your
- Song of Solomon 6:7לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃letzamatekhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.here: to veil your