Original Language Studio
Song of Solomon 2:3
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8598 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)
- Derivation
- from H5301 (נָפַח);
- KJV renderings
- apple (tree). See also H1054 (בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ).
- Grammar
- כְּ — preposition
- תַפּ֨וּחַ֙ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 25:11Song of Solomon 2:5Song of Solomon 7:9Song of Solomon 8:5Joel 1:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תַּפּוּחַ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.