Keil & Delitzsch Lutheran @keilanddelitzsch

Sol 4:3 The mouth is next praised: 3a Like a thread of crimson thy lips, And thy mouth is lovely, As distinguished from red-purple, ארגּמן, שׁני (properly, shining, glistening; for this form has an active signification, like נקי, as well as a passive, like עני) - fully, שׁני תּולעת - signifies the kermes or worm-colour; the karmese, the red juice of the cochineal.