Song of Solomon 6:7

כְּפֶ֤לַח הָרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
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כְּ פֶ֤לַח
כְּ
Prefix — preposition like, as
פֶ֤לַח
Root word piece
Dictionary form: פֶּלַח · peh-LA

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: as a piece
a piece ×2 as a piece ×2 are like a piece ×1 him a piece ×1
More options
slice — Most natural modern word for a cut portion of food.
piece — Modernized from KJV; broad and context-neutral.
section — Prefer for non-food or more formal contexts.
chunk — Informal; suits rustic or colloquial narrative settings.
wedge — Use when the cut shape is angular or tapered.
portion — Emphasizes a share given or distributed to someone.

BDB6636 H6400

BDB6635 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6637

פֶּ֫לַח noun feminine Job 41:16 cleavage, mill-stone (mill cleft between the stones ? compare GFMJu; ᵑ7 פִּלְחָא); — ׳פ absolute Job 41:16, elsewhere construct; —

1.a. mill-stone, רֶכֶב ׳פ mill-stone of riding, i.e. upper stone, which is turned (compare רֶכֶב), Judg 9:53; 2Sam 11:21 תַּחְתִּית ׳פ Job 41:16 lower mill-stone (simile of hardness).


  b. דְּבֵלָה ׳פ 1Sam 30:12 a cake of figs (from shape ?).

2. cleavge, split, hence slice הָרִמּוֺן ׳פ Song 4:3=Song 6:7 simile of human temple (from colour, compare Wetzst in DeComm. Excurs.A).

piece
pelaḥ
a slice
  • cleavage, mill-stone, cut, slice, part cut off
    • mill-stone
      • "cleavage, slice

הָ רִמּוֹן֙
הָ
Prefix — article the
רִמּוֹן֙
Root word pomegranates, pomegranate, tree
Dictionary form: רִמּוֹן · rim-MONE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of a pomegranate
pomegranates ×6 and a pomegranate ×4 the pomegranates ×4 and pomegranates ×3 and the pomegranates ×3 of pomegranates ×3 of a pomegranate ×2 a pomegranate tree ×1
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pomegranate — Standard modern term; use for the fruit itself.
pomegranate tree — Use when context refers to the plant or grove.
pomegranate motif — Use in architectural or decorative contexts (e.g., temple carvings).
pomegranate blossom — Use when context emphasizes flowering or budding.

BDB6025 H5884 H5871 H7416

BDB6024 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6026

עֵין רִמּוֺן proper name, of a location in post-exile Judah Neh 11:29 (A (εν)Πεμμιον), probably= III. עַיִן 2 q. v. and רִמּוֺן Zech 14:10.

BDB7954 H7416

BDB7953 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7955

I. רִמּוֺן noun masculineJer 52:23 pomegranate (foreign word of doubtful origin, compare LöwNo.310 HomA.u. A. 97 ff.; Aramaic רִימּוֺנָא, רוּמָּנָא, , Mandean רומאנא NöM.123; Arabic (Aramaic loan-word, Frä142), Ethiopic ); — absolute ׳ר 1Sam 14:2 +, רִמֹּן Exod 39:26 (twice in verse); suffix רִמֹּנִי Song 8:2 plural רִמּוֺנִים 1Kgs 7:20 +, etc.; — pomegranate:

1. tree 1Sam 14:2, often + גְּפֶן, תְּאֵנָה, etc., Num 20:5 (JE), Deut 8:8; Hag 2:19; Joel 1:12; Song 4:13; Song 6:11; Song 7:13.
2. fruit Num 13:23 (J E; + עֲנָבִים, תְּאֵנִים); ׳עֲסִיס ר Song 8:2, ׳פֶּלַח הָר (in simile) Song 4:3; Song 6:7.
3. ornaments in temple, shaped like pomegranates (compare in modern Syria = apaulet, AlmkvistKi. Beiträge zur Lexicogr., etc. NesMarg. 12), 1Kgs 7:18 (on text compare StaZAW iii (1883), 154 f. Kit Benz), v1Kgs 7:20 v1Kgs 7:42 v1Kgs 7:42 || 2Chr 3:16; 2Chr 4:13 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 25:17 = Jer 52:22; Jer 52:22; Jer 52:23 (twice in verse); so in tabernacle, Exod 28:33; Exod 28:34 (twice in verse); Exod 39:24; Exod 39:25 (twice in verse); Exod 39:26 (twice in verse).

pomegranates, pomegranate, tree
rimmôn
a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)
  • pomegranate
    • as tree
      • "as fruit"as pomegranate shaped ornaments in temple

רַקָּתֵ ֔ךְ
רַקָּתֵ
Root word temples
֔ךְ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)
Dictionary form: רַקָּה · rahk-KAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: are thy temples
are thy temples ×1 his temples ×1 into his temples ×1 thy temples ×1 was in his temples ×1
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temple — Standard anatomical term; clear and widely understood.
side of the head — Descriptive phrase; useful when audience may not know 'temple'.
brow — Poetic register; suits Song of Songs contexts.
cheek — Broader facial area; use when exact anatomy is less critical.

BDB8115 H7541

BDB8114 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8116

רַקָּה noun feminine the temple (of the head): Judg 4:21 וַתִּתְקַע הַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתוֺ, vJudg 4:22; Judg 5:26 וּמָֽחְצָה וְחָֽלְפָה רִקָּתוֺ, Song 4:3 = Song 6:7 כְּפֶלַח הָרִמּוֺן רִקָּתֵךְ.

temples
raqqâ
properly, thinness, i.e., the side of the head
  • temple, the temple (of the head)

מִ בַּ֖עַד
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
בַּ֖עַד
Preposition for, upon, through, about, at, …
Dictionary form: בְּעַד · beh-AD

Preposition

In the KJV here: within
for ×36 through ×7 at ×5 himself and for ×5 upon ×5 and for ×4 within ×3 about ×2
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on behalf of — Best for intercessory or protective contexts.
for — General-purpose; modernizes the most common KJV rendering.
through — Spatial sense; motion passing through something.
around — Enclosing or surrounding sense, e.g. a barrier or fence.
concerning — When the preposition introduces a topic or subject.
over — Covering or protective sense; use with shielding imagery.

BDB1206 H1157

BDB1205 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1207

בַּ֫עַד105 substantive properly separation, with a genitive, in separation from, in usage a preposition away from, behind, about, on behalf of (Arabic , of time, after) — absolute Song 4:1; Song 4:3; Song 6:7, elsewhere construct בְּעַד, with suffix בַּעֲדִי Exod 8:24 +, בַּעֲדֵנִי Ps 139:11 בַּעַדְךָ Gen 20:7 +; בַּעֲדוֺ etc.; 1 plural בַּעֲדֵנוּ, Amos 9:10 בַּעֲדֵינוּ; בַּעַדְכֶם 1Sam 7:5 +; בַּעֲדָם Lev 9:7 +; —

1. literal
  a. with verbs of falling, letting down, leaning forward so as to look out, through (literally away from) a window, etc.: Josh 2:15 and she let him down by a cord בְּעַד הַחַלּוֺן away from the window, i.e. out through it, 1Sam 19:12; 2Sam 20:21; 2Kgs 1:2 and A. fell בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָּכָה out through the lattice; Gen 26:8; Judg 5:28 out through the window נִשְׁקְפָה she looked forth (literally leant forward), 2Sam 6:26 +; pregnantly Job 22:13 will he judge בְּעַד עֲרָפֶל (looking) out through the thick clouds ? Conversely Joel 2:9 in through the windows they come (the locusts) as a thief.
  b. idiomatic with verbs of shutting, especially סָגַר בְּעַד to shut behind or upon — whether oneself, Judg 9:51 and they entered the tower וַיִּסְגְּרוּ בַּעֲדָם and shut (the doors) upon themselves (that is, from the inside), 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 4:33; Isa 26:20 or another, Gen 7:16 בַּעֲדוֺ ׳וַיִּסְגֹּר י and ׳י shut behind or upon him (that is, from the outside), i.e. shut him in, Judg 3:23 (the suffix in בַּעֲדוֺ referrring to Eglon), 2Kgs 4:21 (but
N.B. persons leaving a room shut the door אַחֲרֵי themselves Gen 19:6; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18): see also Judg 3:22; 1Sam 1:6 בְּעַד רַחְמָהּ ׳סָגַּר י (compare Gen 20:18 עָצַר בְּעַד רֶחֶם), Job 9:7 חָתַם בְּעַד to seal up, Job 1:10; Job 3:23 שׂוּךְ (הֵסֵךְ) בְּעַד to make a hedge about, Lam 3:7 גָּדַר בְּעַד to fence about. Somewhat peculiarly Lam 9:10 (who say,) Evil will not draw near, or come in front בַּעֲדֵינוּ so as to be about us (but Gr עָדֵינוּ unto us), Joel 2:8 (of the locusts) בְּעַד הַשֶּׁלַח יִפֹּ֑לוּ (probably) in among the weapons they throw themselves (i.e. they pass about and between them without being injured or having their course impeded), 1Sam 4:18 and Eli fell backward בְּעַד יַד הַשַּׁעַר, i.e. (si vera 1.) about the side of the gate: but text dubious; see Dr. Without a verb Jonah 2:7 the earth, בְּרִיחֶיהָ בַעֲדִי her bars were upon me (or about me) for ever, Ps 139:11 night shall be the light about me, Ps 3:4 thou מָגֵּן בַּעֲדִי art a shield about me. Hence
  c. after a verb of protecting, Zech 12:8 in that day בְּעַד יושׁב ׳יָגֵןי ירושׁלם will ׳י give protection about, etc.
2. metaph. on behalf of (ὑπέρ); very frequently after הִתְפַּלֵּל Gen 20:7; Num 21:7; 1Sam 7:5; Ps 72:15 +; also with other verbs of entreating Exod 8:24; 1Sam 7:9, or consulting (דָּרַשׁ) Isa 8:19; 2Kgs 22:13; Jer 21:2 with כִּפֶּר atone Exod 32:30; Lev 9:7; Lev 11:6; Lev 11:11 +, עָשָׂה (= offer) Ezek 45:22: see also 2Sam 10:12; 2Sam 12:16; Isa 37:4; Jer 7:16; Jer 11:4; Ezek 22:30; Prov 20:16; Prov 27:13; Ps 138:8; Job 2:4 עוֺר בְּעַד עוֺר (see עוֺר), Job 6:22. Almost = for the sake of, an account of Prov 6:26; Jer 11:14 (but ᵐ5. ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵑ7 and many MSS. בְּעֵת רָעָתָם, compare vJer 11:12; Jer 15:11). Isa 32:14 hill and watch-tower הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֺת are come to be on behalf of (i.e. take the place of, serve as) caves for ever: but use is singular, and בְּעַד is probably only dittograph from מער in מערות (so Gr). — With מִן, ׳מִבַּעַד לְ (compare ׳מִמַּעַל לְ, ׳מִתַּחַת לְ): Song 4:1; Song 4:3; Song 6:7 thine eyes are doves מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵךְ from behind thy veil. compare on בַּעַד GrätzMonatsschrift, 1879, 49 ff.

for, upon, through, about, at, …
bĕʿad
in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
  • behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
    • through (of action)
      • "behind (with verbs of shutting)"about (with verbs of fencing)"on behalf of (metaphorically especially with Hithpael)

לְ צַמָּתֵֽ ךְ
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
צַמָּתֵֽ
Root word locks
ךְ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)
Dictionary form: צַמָּה · tsahm-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: thy locks
thy locks ×4
More options
veil — Common rendering in Song of Songs contexts; fits romantic register.
locks — Modernized from KJV; natural contemporary English for hair.
tresses — Slightly poetic; suits lyrical or Song of Songs passages.
braids — Suggests styled, plaited hair; good for decorative contexts.
hair — Broadest, plainest option when specificity is unnecessary.

BDB7114 H6777

BDB7113 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7115

צַמָּה noun feminine woman's veil; suffix צַמָּתֵךְ; — Isa 47:2; Song 4:1; Song 4:3; Song 6:7.

locks
ṣammâ
a veil
  • veil, woman's veil

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
כְּפֶ֤לַח הָרִמּוֹן֙ Pashta — a lesser break רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break מִבַּ֖עַד Tipeha — a lesser break לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ Silluq — end of the verse

כְּפֶלַח הָרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃
7
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:3

כְּחוּט הַשָּׁנִי שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵךְ נָאוֶה כְּפֶלַח הָֽרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃
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.
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