Song of Songs 5:11
His head is purest gold;
What it says
She describes his head as pure gold and his hair as black and wavy.
What it is doing
This verse begins the bodily portrait with royal and vigorous imagery.
In context
10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, 11His head is purest gold; 12His eyes are like doves 13His cheeks are like beds of spice, 14His arms are rods of gold 15His legs are pillars of marble 16His mouth is most sweet;