Song of Solomon 2:5
Song of Solomon 2:5 in Multiple Translations
Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.
Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.
Feed me raisins to give me energy, give me apples to revive me, for love has made me weak!
Stay me with flagons, and comfort me with apples: for I am sicke of loue.
Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.
Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick with love.
Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.
Refresh me and strengthen me with your lovemaking like I am refreshed by eating [MET, EUP] raisins and other fruit, because I very much desire that you love me even more.
Berean Amplified Bible — Song of Solomon 2:5
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Song of Solomon 2:5 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
סַמְּכ֨וּ/נִי֙
בָּֽ/אֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת
רַפְּד֖וּ/נִי
בַּ/תַּפּוּחִ֑ים
כִּי
חוֹלַ֥ת
אַהֲבָ֖ה
אָֽנִי
סַמְּכ֨וּ/נִי֙
çâmak
H5564
to support
V-Piel-Impv-2mp | Suff
בָּֽ/אֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת
ʼăshîyshâh
H809
raisin bun
Prep | N-fp
רַפְּד֖וּ/נִי
râphad
H7502
to spread
V-Piel-Impv-2mp | Suff
בַּ/תַּפּוּחִ֑ים
tappûwach
H8598
apple
Prep | N-mp
כִּי
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
חוֹלַ֥ת
châlâh
H2470
be weak
V-Qal
אַהֲבָ֖ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
N-fs
אָֽנִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
Pron
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Hebrew Word Reference — Song of Solomon 2:5
סַמְּכ֨וּ/נִי֙
çâmak
H5564
"to support"
V-Piel-Impv-2mp | Suff
To support or lean on something, like a person or object, as seen in the Bible where God upholds his people. It means to hold something up or stand firm. This concept appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lean or lay upon, rest upon, lean against 1a2) to support, uphold, sustain 1b) (Niphal) to support or brace oneself 1c) (Piel) to sustain, refresh, revive
Usage: Occurs in 47 OT verses. KJV: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain. See also: Genesis 27:37; Judges 16:29; Psalms 3:6.
בָּֽ/אֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת
ʼăshîyshâh
H809
"raisin bun"
Prep | N-fp
In the Bible, this word refers to a sweet treat, like a raisin cake, often used in special celebrations. It is mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:19 and 1 Chronicles 16:3 as a food item given to the people. The word describes a sweet food.
Definition: 1) raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts 1a) consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: flagon. See also: 2 Samuel 6:19; Song of Solomon 2:5; Hosea 3:1.
רַפְּד֖וּ/נִי
râphad
H7502
"to spread"
V-Piel-Impv-2mp | Suff
This word means to spread or refresh, and is used to describe making a bed or providing comfort. It is translated in the KJV as comfort or make a bed, and implies support or rest.
Definition: 1) to spread 1a) (Qal) to spread 1b) (Piel) to spread out, support
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: comfort, make (a bed), spread. See also: Job 17:13; Job 41:22; Song of Solomon 2:5.
בַּ/תַּפּוּחִ֑ים
tappûwach
H8598
"apple"
Prep | N-mp
In the Bible, this Hebrew word for apple refers to the fruit or tree, possibly including other similar fruits like quince or orange. It appears in descriptions of the Garden of Eden and the Promised Land. The word is used in Proverbs 25:11.
Definition: 1) apple, apple tree 1a) apple tree 1b) apples
Usage: Occurs in 6 OT verses. KJV: apple (tree). See also H1054 (בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ). See also: Proverbs 25:11; Song of Solomon 7:9; Joel 1:12.
כִּי
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
חוֹלַ֥ת
châlâh
H2470
"be weak"
V-Qal
To beg or entreat means to ask or pray for something, often with a sense of weakness or sickness, like when someone is grieving or in pain.
Definition: : weak/disabled 1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry 1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak 1b2) to become sick, become ill 1c) (Niphal) 1c1) to make oneself sick 1c2) to be made sick 1c3) to be tired 1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick 1f) (Hiphil) 1f1) to make sore 1f2) to make sick 1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick 1f4) to grieve 1g) (Hophal) 1g1) to be made sick 1g2) to be wounded
Usage: Occurs in 73 OT verses. KJV: beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded. See also: Genesis 48:1; Psalms 119:58; Psalms 35:13.
אַהֲבָ֖ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
"love"
N-fs
This word means love or affection, describing human love for others or God's love for His people. It is used in many contexts, including romantic love and friendship. The Bible often talks about God's love.
Definition: 1) love 1a) human love for human object 1a1) of man toward man 1a2) of man toward himself 1a3) between man and woman 1a4) sexual desire 2) God's love to His people
Usage: Occurs in 37 OT verses. KJV: love. See also: Deuteronomy 7:8; Song of Solomon 2:4; Psalms 109:4.
אָֽנִי
ʼănîy
H589
"I"
Pron
This Hebrew word is a simple way of saying 'I' or 'me', often used for emphasis. It is used by people like David in the Psalms to express their thoughts and feelings. The word is a basic part of the Hebrew language.
Definition: I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)
Usage: Occurs in 803 OT verses. KJV: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. See also: Genesis 6:17; Leviticus 19:36; 1 Samuel 25:24.
Study Notes — Song of Solomon 2:5
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Context — The Bride
3Like 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.
4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. 7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Song of Solomon 5:8 | O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love. |
| 2 | Hosea 3:1 | Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols. ” |
| 3 | 2 Samuel 6:19 | Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home. |
| 4 | Psalms 63:1–3 | O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. |
| 5 | Luke 24:32 | They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” |
| 6 | Song of Solomon 7:8 | I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, |
| 7 | Psalms 4:6–7 | Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD. You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound. |
| 8 | 2 Samuel 13:1–2 | After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her. |
| 9 | Psalms 63:8 | My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. |
| 10 | Psalms 42:1–2 | As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? |
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