Song of Solomon 5:11

“His head [is as] the most fine gold, etc.] Here the church enters into a particular description and commendation of her beloved, which continues to the end of the chapter; and she begins with his “head”, which she compares to the most fine gold. Some think that some ornament of the head is meant, as a diadem or crown of gold; or else the hair of the head, which, though afterwards said to be black, yet being powdered with gold dust, looked of the colour of gold, especially in the rays of the sun upon it; as did the hair of Solomon’s youths that attended him, being thus decorated, as Josephusf334 relates; and which custom of powdering the hair with gold dust was used by some of the Roman…”

“His head is as the most fine gold - Perhaps in the sense of noble and precious as the finest gold. Lamentations 4:2. Bushy - Waving like branches of the palm. return to 'Top of Page'”

“As gold - It shines like gold, by reason of the crown of pure gold upon his head. We need not aim at a distinct application of this and the following particulars, unto some special excellency of Christ, because such things are mere conjectures, and the only design of this description is, to set forth the beauty of Christ under the notion of a most amiable person, in whom there is no defect or blemish, from the crown of his head to the sole of his feet. Song of Solomon (Canticles) 5:12”

“5:11-15 The woman describes the man as a statue made of gold, ivory, lapis lazuli, and marble pillars, suggesting that he is god-like in appearance, since statues of deities were composed of such precious metals in antiquity (Exod 32:1-4; 1 Kgs 12:28; Dan 2:32-33; 3:1).”

“head: Dan 2:37, Dan 2:38; Eph 1:21, Eph 1:22 his locks: Sol 7:5; Dan 7:9; Rev 1:14 bushy: or, curled Song of Solomon (Canticles) 5:12”

“11 His head is precious fine gold, His locks hill upon hill, Black as the raven. The word-connection פּז כּתם, occurring only here, serves as a designation of the very finest pure gold; for כּתם (hiding, then that which is hidden), from כתם, R. כת (vid., concerning the words appertaining to this root, under Psa 87:6), is the name of fine gold, which was guarded as a jewel (cf. Pro 25:12), and פּז (with long ā), is pure gold freed from inferior metals, from פּזז, to set free, and generally violently to free (cf. zahav muphaz, Kg1 10:18, with zahav tahor, Ch2 9:17). The Targ. to the Hagiog. translate פז by אובריזא (e.g., Psa 119:127), or אובריזין (e.g., Psa 19:11), ὄβρυζον, i.e., gold which…”