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Song of Solomon 5:11

In Song of Solomon 5 of Song of Solomon.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

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רֹאשׁ֖וֹroshvoheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the 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.כֶּ֣תֶםketemfine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fine, pure) gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).פָּ֑זpazfine goldפָּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fine gold”, the ordinary formH6337pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)fine (pure) gold.קְוּצּוֹתָיו֙qeutsotayvlockקְוֻצָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6977a forelock (as shorn)lock.תַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtaltalimbushyתַּלְתַּלnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “bushy”, the ordinary formH8534a trailing bough (as pendulous)bushy.שְׁחֹר֖וֹתshechorotblackשָׁחֹרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “black”, the ordinary formH7838properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jettyblack.כָּעוֹרֵֽבkaorevas ravenעֹרֵבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as raven”, the ordinary formH6158a raven (from its dusky hue)raven.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Young’s Literal Translation

His head [is] pure gold — fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

World English Bible

His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

Darby Translation

His head is [as] the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

Douay-Rheims

His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ χρυσίον κεφὰζ, βόστρυχοι αὐτοῦ ἐλάται, μέλανες ὡς κόραξ.