Song of Solomon 2:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. | 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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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like an apple tree | כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ | ke-ta-PU-ach | H8598 | appleתַּפּוּחַ (tap.pu.ach) 1) apple, apple tree 1a) apple tree 1b) apples |
| among [the] trees of | בַּעֲצֵ֣י | ba-'a-TZEI | H6086H | tree: woodעֵץ (ets) : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax |
| the forest | הַיַּ֔עַר | hai-YA-'ar | H3293A | woodיָעוֹר (ya.or) wood, forest, thicket, wooded height Another spelling of ya.ar (יַ֫עַר "wood" H3293A) |
| [is] so | כֵּ֥ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| lover my | דּוֹדִ֖י | do-DI | H1730G | belovedדּוֹד (dod) : beloved 1) beloved, love, uncle 1a) loved one, beloved 1b) uncle 1c) love (pl. abstract) |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bein | H0996H | betweenבַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) : between between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
| the sons | הַבָּנִ֑ים | ha-ba-NIM | H1121G | No entry |
| in shade his | בְּצִלּוֹ֙ | be-tzi-LO | H6738 | shadowצֵל (tsel) 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) Also means: tse.lel (צֵלֶל "shadow" H6752) |
| I desired | חִמַּ֣דְתִּי | chi-MAD-ti | H2530A | to desireחָמַד (cha.mad) v 1) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in 1a) (Qal) to desire 1b) (Niphal) to be desirable 1c) (Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly |
| and I sat | וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי | ve-ya-SHAV-ti | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| and fruit his | וּפִרְי֖וֹ | u-fir-YO | H6529 | fruitפְּרִי (pe.ri) 1) fruit 1a) fruit, produce (of the ground) 1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb) 1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.) |
| [was] sweet | מָת֥וֹק | ma-TOK | H4966 | sweetמָתוֹק (ma.toq) adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) |
| to palate my | לְחִכִּֽי׃ | le-chi-KI | H2441 | palateחֵךְ (chekh) mouth, palate, taste, gums |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.