Qevutstsah קְוֻצּוֹת
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| קְוֻצּוֹת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qevutstsah |
| Strong's number | H6977 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | lock |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Qevutstsah (Hebrew קְוֻצּוֹת, Strong's H6977) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “lock”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
lock, locks of hair
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | locks (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my hair (1), his hair (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qevutstsah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 5:2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- Song of Solomon 5:11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).