raven
o.rev names a bird seen in provision, food-seeking, flight, classification, and a comparison for blackness.
The term most often names the bird itself, whether sent out, listed by kind, seeking food, receiving food, or bringing provisions; more rarely, it supplies the comparison for black hair.
Senses in use
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The bird in narrative, lists, and food scenes · dominant
The singular form identifies the bird sent out in Genesis 8:7, where the APB renders that it “went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth.” Plural forms in 1 Kings 17:4 and 1 Kings 17:6 occur in clauses about birds commanded to provide and bringing bread and meat, while Job 38:41 and Psalm 147:9 place the singular bird and its young in scenes of food and crying.
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Comparison for black hair · rare
In Song of Songs 5:11, the singular form appears in a comparison describing locks; the APB renders the clause “black as a raven.” The bird supplies the stated point of comparison rather than naming an animal acting in the scene.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB ordinarily presents the term as “raven” or “ravens,” including references to young birds and birds of the valley. In Song of Songs 5:11 it renders the comparison “black as a raven”; These English phrases confirm the verse contexts rather than define each form independently.