Thine head upon thee, &c.— Thine head upon thee riseth eminent and majestic, like Carmel; and the tresses of thy head shine like scarlet. Michaelis, however, thinks that the word rendered purple, does not here signify the purple colour, but the murex, or Tyrian shell-fish, which produces that colour. Houbigant renders the whole passage, The tresses of thy hair are like the royal purple, which hangs in festoons from the ceiling. See New Translation.
Related Commentaries of Song of Solomon 7:5
Song of Solomon 7:5
5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel,b and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.