Song of Solomon 5:11

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My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.	His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.	His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

His head^H7218 is as the most^H3800 fine gold^H6337, his locks^H6977 are bushy^H8534, and black^H7838 as a raven^H6158.

Original Hebrew

רֹאשֹׁו כֶּתֶם פָּז קְוּצֹּותָיו תַּלְתַּלִּים שְׁחֹרֹות כָּעֹורֵב׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
רֹאשׁ֖/וֹ	ro.Sh/o	H7218	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	head/ his
כֶּ֣תֶם	Ke.tem	H3800	HNcmsc	(is) gold of
פָּ֑ז	Paz	H6337	HNcmsa	pure gold
קְוּצּוֹתָי/ו֙	ke.vtz.tzo.Ta/v	H6977	HNcfpc/Sp3ms	locks/ his
תַּלְתַּלִּ֔ים	tal.ta.Lim	H8534	HNcfpa	(are) curls
שְׁחֹר֖וֹת	she.cho.Rot	H7838	HAafpa	black
כָּ/עוֹרֵֽב	ka./'o.Rev	H6158	HRd/Ncmsa	like (the)/ raven

Strong's References

H3800 — כֶּתֶם (kethem, keh'-them): from כָּתַם (kâtham) H3799; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined); ((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
H6158 — עֹרֵב (ʻôrêb, o-rabe'): or עוֹרֵב (ʻôwrêb); from עָרַב (ʻârab) H6150; a raven (from its dusky hue); raven.
H6337 — פָּז (pâz, pawz): from פָּזַז (pâzaz) H6338; pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined); fine (pure) gold.
H6977 — קְוֻצָּה (qᵉvutstsâh, kev-oots-tsaw'): feminine passive participle of קוּץ (qûwts) H6972 in its original sense; a forelock (as shorn); lock.
H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
H7838 — שָׁחֹר (shâchôr, shaw-khore'): or שָׁחוֹר (shâchôwr); from שָׁחַר (shâchar) H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty; black.
H8534 — תַּלְתַּל (taltal, tal-tal'): by reduplication, from תָּלַל (tâlal) H8524 through the idea of vibration; a trailing bough (as pendulous); bushy.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (1): Leviticus 13:40

Related Topics

Torrey’s: HAIR, THE; LOVE TO CHRIST; PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST; RAVEN, THE
Nave’s: RAVEN

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