Hebrew Interlinear
Solomon's Song 5:11 Interlinear
“His head is as the most fine gold his locks are bushy and black as a raven”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | רֹאשׁ֖וֹ | H7218 | His head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 2 | כֶּ֣תֶם | H3800 | is as the most | properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined) |
| 3 | פָּ֑ז | H6337 | fine gold | pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined) |
| 4 | קְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ | H6977 | his locks | a forelock (as shorn) |
| 5 | תַּלְתַּלִּ֔ים | H8534 | are bushy | a trailing bough (as pendulous) |
| 6 | שְׁחֹר֖וֹת | H7838 | and black | properly, dusky, but also (absol.) jetty |
| 7 | כָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ | H6158 | as a raven | a raven (from its dusky hue) |
Verse Context
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Solomon's Song 5:11 (current)His head is as the most fine gold his locks are bushy and black as a raven
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