Study it in the app“Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.”
Whoמִיis thisזֹאתcoming upעֹלָהfrom the wilderness,מִן הַמִּדְבָּרleaningמִתְרַפֶּקֶתon her beloved?עַל דּוֹדָהּUnderתַּחַתthe apple treeהַתַּפּוּחַI awakened you;עוֹרַרְתִּיךָthereשָׁמָּהyour motherאִמֶּךָwas in labor with you;חִבְּלַתְךָthereשָׁמָּהshe who bore youיְלָדַתְךָwas in labor.חִבְּלָה
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ola” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsrecline
To recline, to lean.
Where else “mitrapeket” appearsbeloved
The one who is loved.
Where else “doda” appearsapple, apple tree
An apple; also the apple tree.
Where else “tapuach” appearsawake
To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.
Where else “orarti” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appearsbe in labor
To feel the pains of a woman about to give birth.
Where else “chiblat” appearsbear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yeladat” appears4I make you swear, daughters of Jerusalem, why would you awaken and why arouse love until it pleases?
5 · This verse (above)
6Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for strong as death is love, hard as Sheol is jealousy; its flames are flames of fire, a flame of Yah.
