Song of Solomon 2:3
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Song of Solomon 2:3
| ← Song of Solomon 2:2 | Song of Solomon 2:3 (KJV) | Song of Solomon 2:4 → |
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As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
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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.
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He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
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Verse Text
As the apple treeH8598 among the treesH6086 of the woodH3293, so is my belovedH1730 among the sonsH1121. I satH3427 down under his shadowH6738 with great delightH2530, and his fruitH6529 was sweetH4966 to my tasteH2441.
כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר כֵּן דֹּודִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים בְּצִלֹּו חִמַּדְתִּי וְיָשַׁבְתִּי וּפִרְיֹו מָתֹוק לְחִכִּי׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כְּ/תַפּ֨וּחַ֙ |
ke./ta.Pu.ach | H8598 | HR/Ncmsa | like/ an apple tree |
בַּ/עֲצֵ֣י |
ba./'a.Tzei | H6086 | HR/Ncmpc | among/ (the) trees of |
הַ/יַּ֔עַר |
hai./Ya.'ar | H3293 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ forest |
כֵּ֥ן |
ken | H3651 | HTm | (is) so |
דּוֹדִ֖/י |
do.D/i | H1730 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | lover/ my |
בֵּ֣ין |
bein | H996 | HR | between |
הַ/בָּנִ֑ים |
ha./ba.Nim | H1121 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ sons |
בְּ/צִלּ/וֹ֙ |
be./tzi.L/o | H6738 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | in/ shade/ his |
חִמַּ֣דְתִּי |
chi.Mad.ti | H2530 | HVpp1cs | I desired |
וְ/יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי |
ve./ya.Shav.ti | H3427 | HC/Vqp1cs | and/ I sat |
וּ/פִרְי֖/וֹ |
u./fir.Y/o | H6529 | HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | and/ fruit/ his |
מָת֥וֹק |
ma.Tok | H4966 | HAamsa | (was) sweet |
לְ/חִכִּֽ/י |
le./chi.K/i | H2441 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs | to/ palate/ my |
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H1730 — דּוֹד (dôwd, dode): or (shortened) דֹּד (dôd); from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e.; (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle; (well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
- H2441 — חֵךְ (chêk, khake): probably from חָנַךְ (chânak) H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing); (roof of the) mouth, taste.
- H2530 — חָמַד (châmad, khaw-mad'): a primitive root; to delight in; beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
- H3293 — יַעַר (yaʻar, yah'-ar): from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees); (honey-) comb, forest, wood.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H4966 — מָתוֹק (mâthôwq, maw-thoke'): or מָתוּק (mâthûwq); from מָתַק (mâthaq) H4985; sweet; sweet(-er, -ness).
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה (ʻâtsâh) H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
- H6529 — פְּרִי (pᵉrîy, per-ee'): from פָּרָה (pârâh) H6509; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.
- H6738 — צֵל (tsêl, tsale): from צָלַל (tsâlal) H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative; defence, shade(-ow).
- H8598 — תַּפּוּחַ (tappûwach, tap-poo'-akh): from נָפַח (nâphach) H5301; 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.); apple (tree). See also בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ (Bêyth Tappûwach) H1054.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין (bîyn) H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
Verse Cross-References
- his fruit — Genesis 3:22-24, Ezekiel 47:12, Revelation 22:1-2
- I sat — Judges 9:15, Judges 9:19-20, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 91:1, Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 32:2, 1 John 1:3-4
- my beloved — Psalms 45:2, Psalms 89:6, John 1:14-18, John 3:29-31, Hebrews 1:1-6, Hebrews 3:1-6, Hebrews 7:23-26, Hebrews 12:2
- the apple tree — Isaiah 4:2, Ezekiel 17:23-24, John 15:1-8
Reciprocal references (15): Exodus 16:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 17:8, Job 22:26, Psalms 34:8, Psalms 37:4, Isaiah 12:3, Isaiah 25:6, Isaiah 26:8, Hosea 14:7, Joel 1:12, Mark 4:32, Hebrews 5:14, 1 Peter 2:3
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: PROVIDENCE DIVINE; TREES
- Torrey’s: DELIGHTING IN GOD; FRUITS; PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST; TREES
- Nave’s: APPLE
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