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As the apple tree
tappuwach (tap-poo'-akh)
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).
among the trees
`ets (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of the wood
ya`ar (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
so is my beloved
dowd (dode)
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
among the sons
ben (bane)
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.
I sat
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
down under his shadow
tsel (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
with great delight
chamad (khaw-mad')
to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
and his fruit
priy (per-ee')
fruit -- bough, (first-) fruit(-ful), reward.
was sweet
mathowq (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
to my taste
chek (khake)
the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) -- (roof of the) mouth, taste.
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