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BlackשְׁחוֹרָהI amאֲנִיyet lovely,וְנָאוָהdaughtersבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםlike the tentsכְּאָהֳלֵיof Kedar,קֵדָרlike the curtainsכִּירִיעוֹתof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
Song of Songs 1:5
Study it in the app“Black I am yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 1:5, word by word
- Blackשְׁחוֹרָהshechora
black
Black, dark.
Where else “shechora” appears- yet lovelyנָאוָהnava
lovely
Pleasing to the eye by its beauty and delicacy.
Where else “nava” appears- daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- like the tentsאָהֳלֵיahole
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahole” appears- of Kedarקֵדָרkedar
Kedar
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also a tribe of the Arabian desert.
Where else “kedar” appears- like the curtainsירִיעוֹתyriot
curtain
Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.
Where else “yriot” appears- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears
Translation note
“Black” (שְׁחוֹרָה): with darkened skin; v. 6 says it was from the sun.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
4Draw me after you; let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers; we will exult and rejoice in you; we will recall your love more than wine; with uprightness they love you.
5 · This verse (above)
6Do not look at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they set me to keep the vineyards; my vineyard, my own, I have not kept.