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# henna

noun

«henna» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/henna/#m1)

### Examples

- Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/henna/#x1)
- My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna in the vineyards of En-gedi. (Writings SNG.1.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/henna/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «henna» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/henna/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«henna» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/henna.html) on Mova free.