Song of Solomon 7:5

“Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, etc.] Set with hair, thick and long, as Carmel with plants and trees. Now Christ is the church’s Head in various senses; he is her federal and representative Head in eternity and time; her political Head, as a King to his subjects; an economical Head, as the husband to the wife, as parents to their children, and a master to servants; and, as such, may be compared to Carmel; for the multitude dependent on him, whom he represents, and is connected with under various relations; for his height, being higher than the kings of the earth, and all other heads; and for fruitfulness, all the fruits of the church, and of all true believers, coming from him. Some…”

“Compare and contrast with Song of Solomon 5:15. The rendering in the margin takes “Carmel” as the name of a color, equivalent to “carmine” (rendered “crimson” in 2 Chronicles 2:7, 2 Chronicles 2:14; 2 Chronicles 3:14). This interpretation is favored by the parallelism with “purple,” but removes a beautiful image. Purple - A deep violet black. The king ... - Rather, “A king is bound in the tresses or windings of thy hair.” These last words indicate the king’s approach. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Carmel - Eminent and pleasant to the eye, and fruitful as mount Carmel was. Which may denote that her mind was replenished with knowledge, and other excellent gifts of the Holy Ghost. Purple - Which colour was anciently much esteemed. Is held - In which he walks, and having once espied thee, is unable to take off his eyes from thee. Song of Solomon (Canticles) 7:6”

“7:5-6 Mount Carmel is a high mountain range on the Mediterranean coast. • your hair radiates royalty (literally your hair is as purple threads): Purple was an expensive color to produce, so it was the exclusive property of royalty.”

“head: Isa 35:2; Eph 1:22, Eph 4:15, Eph 4:16; Col 1:18, Col 2:19 Carmel: or, crimson, Mic 7:14 the hair: Sol 4:1, Sol 5:11; Rev 1:14 the king: Sol 1:17 \*marg. Gen 32:26; Psa 68:24, Psa 87:2; Mat 18:20, Mat 28:20 held: Heb. bound Song of Solomon (Canticles) 7:6”

“5aa Thy head upon thee as Carmel. We say that the head is "on the man" ( Kg2 6:31; Judith 14:18), for we think of a man ideally as the central unity of the members forming the external appearance of his body. Shulamith's head ruled her form, surpassing all in beauty and majesty, as Carmel with its noble and pleasing appearance ruled the land and sea at its feet. From the summit of Carmel, clothed with trees) Amo 9:3; Kg1 18:42), a transition is made to the hair on the head, which the Moslem poets are fond of comparing to long leaves, as vine leaves and palm branches; as, on the other hand, the thick leafy wood is called (vid., under Isa 7:20) comata silva (cf. Oudendorp's Apuleii Metam. p.…”