This rare word appears in Song of Songs 5:11 describing the beloved's hair. The exact meaning is debated: 'wavy,' 'hanging in clusters,' 'like palm branches,' or 'like date palm sheaths.' The context emphasizes the beauty and dark color of his locks, 'black as a raven.' Later Hebrew uses the term for heaps or high places, but here the imagery is clearly about hair texture or appearance. Arabic poetry often compares hair to palm features, which may support the palm-related interpretations. The term conveys luxuriant, flowing hair.