H6777 H6777
veil (woman's head covering or face veil)
A woman's veil or head covering, appearing in Song of Songs and Isaiah. In Song of Songs it appears three times (4:1, 3; 6:7) describing the beloved's eyes or cheeks visible behind her veil—an image of modest beauty and allure. Isaiah 47:2 commands personified Babylon to 'remove your veil' as part of her humiliating exposure and exile. The veil represents modesty, feminine dignity, and propriety; its removal signifies shame and vulnerability.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Song of Songs 4:1, 4:3, and 6:7 all use the phrase 'your eyes behind your veil' or 'your cheeks behind your veil' (צַמָּתֵךְ), depicting the beloved's modest yet captivating appearance. Isaiah 47:2 commands Babylon to 'remove your veil' as the first step in a series of humiliations (bare your legs, cross rivers). Spanish velo and French voile (veil) consistently identify this as a woman's head/face covering with connotations of modesty and honor. 4×
AR["لِ-صَمَّتِيكْ", "نِقَابَكِ"]·ben["-তোমার-ঘোমটা", "তোমার-ঘোমটার", "তোমার-ঘোমটার।"]·DE["[לצמתך]", "[צמתך]"]·EN["your-veil"]·FR["[צמתך]", "ton-voile."]·heb["ל-צמתך", "צמתך"]·HI["तेरा-घूंघट", "तेरे-घूँघट-के"]·ID["cadarmu", "kerudungmu"]·IT["[צמתך]", "per-tuo-veil-tua"]·jav["kudung-panjenengan"]·KO["너의-면사포를", "네-면사포-의"]·PT["teu-véu"]·RU["покрывало-твоё", "фаты-твоей", "фаты-твоей."]·ES["tu-velo"]·SW["shela-yako"]·TR["ortu-sacini", "pecenin"]·urd["اپنا-غونگھٹ", "تیرے-نقاب-کے"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צַמָּה n.f. woman’s veil; sf. צַמָּתֵךְ;—Is 47:2 Ct 4:1, 3; 6:7.