גָּלַשׁ gâlash — probably to caper (as a goat)
Translated in the KJV as appear.
a primitive root; probably to caper (as a goat).
gâlash in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 2
שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ Song 4:1 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ Song 6:5 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›