Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 6:7
Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker continues a direct physical appraisal of the beloved, placing this line between a simile about her teeth and a declaration about royal women.
The words — The text employs רַקָּתֵךְ (ra.ka.Tekh) for "your temple" and פֶּלַח רִמּוֹן (pelekh rimmon) for "slice of pomegranate," literally positioning the hidden area behind the veil with cut fruit.
The thread — This identical phrase appears in Song of Solomon 4:3, repeating the same anatomical comparison within the book’s own poetic catalog.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe how the text maps a concealed facial region to a specific fruit slice, maintaining the poem’s consistent method of equating bodily parts with natural objects without assigning theological meaning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 4:3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.