King James Version
Song of Solomon 5:11 in the King James Version says “His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. bushy: or, curled” — study this verse from Song of Solomon chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. bushy: or, curled”
Song of Solomon 5:11 · KJV
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. the chiefest: Heb. a standard bearer
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. bushy: or, curled
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set . fitly: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes
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“His head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“is as the most”
H3800properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
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