צַמָּה tsammâh

Meaning

a veil

In the King James Version: locks.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to fasten on;

Where it is used

• Song of Solomon 4:1 How 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.
• 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.
• Song of Solomon 6:7 Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
• Isaiah 47:2 Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.