1. Cantique des Cantiques 5:11 (NEG79)
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Why does the woman speak of the man's wavy locks that are as black as a raven?

Cantique des Cantiques 5:11 (NEG79)

11 Sa tête est de l'or pur; Ses boucles sont flottantes, Noires comme le corbeau.

She describes his hair as taltallim (translated as wavy), a word which occurs only here, and which may describe date-palm clusters. Like them, his hair is thick and wavy, perhaps even unruly.1 He has dark hair, as black as a raven.