The Meaning of Song Of Solomon 1:5 Explained

Song Of Solomon 1:5

KJV: I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

YLT: Dark am I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.

Darby: I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

ASV: I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I [am] black,  but comely,  O ye daughters  of Jerusalem,  as the tents  of Kedar,  as the curtains  of Solomon. 

What do the individual words in Song Of Solomon 1:5 mean?

[am] dark I but lovely daughters of Jerusalem Like the tents of Kedar Like the curtains of Solomon
שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה

שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה  [am]  dark 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: שָׁחֹר  
Sense: black.
וְֽנָאוָ֔ה  but  lovely 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: נָאוֶה  
Sense: comely, beautiful, seemly.
בְּנ֖וֹת  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם  of  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י  Like  the  tents 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
קֵדָ֔ר  of  Kedar 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֵדָר  
Sense: a son of Ishmael.
כִּירִיע֖וֹת  Like  the  curtains 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
שְׁלֹמֹֽה  of  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.