Lexicon
קְוֻצּוֹת
qe.vuts.tsah
H6977
H:N-F Hebrew

lock

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

qe.vuts.tsah denotes locks of hair, describing a head’s hair in two Song of Songs scenes.

The attested use denotes locks of hair: in both passages the plural construct form belongs to a description of a head, once marked by dew and night drops and once characterized as wavy and black.

Senses in use

  1. Locks of hair in descriptions of a head · dominant

    Both occurrences are common feminine plural construct nouns within descriptions of a head. In Song of Songs 5:2 the APB renders the head as filled with dew and “my locks” with drops of the night; in Song of Songs 5:11 it renders the locks as wavy and black as a raven.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “locks” in both cited verses. It describes those locks with night drops in Song of Songs 5:2 and as wavy and black in Song of Songs 5:11.

Across Scripture