henna
noun
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: In the Song of Songs the henna is a sweet picture of the beloved. Tradition reads the whole Song as the love between God and Israel.
Meaning
A shrub with sweet-smelling flower clusters, also used for a reddish dye. tree →
Examples
- Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna in the vineyards of En-gedi. (Writings SNG.1.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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