I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am blacke, but comely, (O ye daughters of Ieruſalem) as the tents of Kedar, as the curtaines of Solomon.
אֹהֶל , masculine noun, ʾohel — a tent (value 36)
H168,
אֹהֶל ʼôhel, o'-hel; from H166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance):—covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.tent
nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience
dwelling, home, habitation
the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle)
Used in 314 Verses, 26 Books 345 Occurrence Count
אֲנִי , personal pronoun, ʾaniy — I (value 61)
H589,
אֲנִי ʼănîy, an-ee'; contracted from H595; I:—I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, × which, × who.I (first pers. sing. - usually used for emphasis)
Used in 803 Verses, 37 Books 870 Occurrence Count
בַּת , feminine noun, proper feminine noun, bat — daughter (value 402)
H1323,
בַּת bath, bath; from H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively):—apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.feminine noun
daughter
daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
as polite address
proper feminine noun
as designation of women of a particular place
as personification
daughter-villages
description of character
young women, women
Used in 498 Verses, 34 Books 583 Occurrence Count
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם , proper locative noun, yərushalaim — probably "foundation of peace", capital city of all Isr (value 586)
H3389,
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yerûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Used in 600 Verses, 26 Books 643 Occurrence Count
יְרִיעָה , feminine noun, yəriyʿa — curtain (value 295)
H3407,
יְרִיעָה yerîyʻâh, yer-ee-aw'; from H3415; a hanging (as tremulous):—curtain.Used in 32 Verses, 9 Books 54 Occurrence Count
נָאוֶה , adjective, naveh — comely, seemly (value 62)
H5000,
נָאוֶה nâʼveh, naw-veh'; from H4998 or H5116; suitable, or beautiful:—becometh, comely, seemly.comely, beautiful, seemly
comely, beautiful
seemly
Used in 10 Verses, 4 Books 10 Occurrence Count
קֵדָר , proper masculine noun, proper noun with reference to people, keydar — perhaps "swarthy", a son of Ishmael, also his desc (value 304)
H6938,
קֵדָר Qêdâr, kay-dawr'; from H6937; dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives):—Kedar.Kedar = "dark"
proper masculine noun
a son of Ishmael
proper noun with reference to people
the descendants of Kedar
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 12 Occurrence Count
שָׁחֹר , adjective, shahor — black (value 508)
H7838,
שָׁחֹר shâchôr, shaw-khore'; or שָׁחוֹר shâchôwr; from H7835; properly, dusky, but also (absolute) jetty:—black.Used in 6 Verses, 3 Books 6 Occurrence Count
שְׁלֹמֹה , proper masculine noun, shəlomoh — David's son and successor to his throne (value 375)
H8010,
שְׁלֹמֹה Shelômôh, shel-o-mo'; from H7965; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor:—Solomon.Solomon = "peace"
son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs
Used in 263 Verses, 11 Books 293 Occurrence Count
| Song of Solomon 1:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ |
| Verse #17543 (Ch. #672) — 9 words, 42 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| I am black, |
H7838shahor |
שָׁחֹר |
508 |
| but comely, |
H5000naveh |
נָאוֶה |
62 |
| O ye daughters |
H1323bat |
בַּת |
402 |
| of Jerusalem, |
H3389yərushalaim |
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם |
586 |
| as the tents |
H168ʾohel |
אֹהֶל |
36 |
| of Kedar, |
H6938keydar |
קֵדָר |
304 |
| as the curtains |
H3407yəriyʿa |
יְרִיעָה |
295 |
| of Solomon. |
H8010shəlomoh |
שְׁלֹמֹה |
375 |
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