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Sustain meסַמְּכוּנִיwith raisin cakes,בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹתrefresh meרַפְּדוּנִיwith apples,בַּתַּפּוּחִיםforכִּיI amאָנִיsickחוֹלַתwith love.אַהֲבָה
Song of Songs 2:5
Study it in the app“Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 2:5, word by word
- Sustain meסַמְּכוּsamchu
lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “samchu” appears- with raisin cakesאֲשִׁישׁוֹתashishot
raisin cake
Cake of pressed raisins; a sweet eaten at feasts.
Where else “ashishot” appears- refresh meרַפְּדוּrapdu
refresh
To give new strength.
Where else “rapdu” appears- with applesתַּפּוּחִיםtapuchim
apple, apple tree
An apple; also the apple tree.
Where else “tapuchim” appears- sickחוֹלַתcholat
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “cholat” appears- with loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appears
The context
4He brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me was love.
5 · This verse (above)
6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.