Commentary for Song of Songs 1:10
נָאו֤וּ לְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙ בַּתֹּרִ֔ים צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ בַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃
Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, Thy neck with beads.
Rashi on Song of Songs
Your cheeks are comely with rows of gems. Rows of earrings and a golden forehead plate.44Alternatively, ornaments in the shape of turtledoves [=תורים] (Ibn Ezra)
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
Your cheeks are comely with plaited wreaths…. The figure is that of the shekhinah leaving exile and entering the bridal chamber. Wreaths and strings of pearls are women’s jewelry, the ornaments of a bride.
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Rashi on Song of Songs
Your neck with [pearl] necklaces. Golden necklaces and pearls strung on golden threads of the bounty of the [Reed] Sea.
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