8598. tappuach

Lexicon

tappuach: Apple

Original Word: תַּפוּחַ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tappuwach
Pronunciation: tap-poo'-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (tap-poo'-akh)
Definition: Apple
Meaning: an apple, the fruit, the tree

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

apple tree

From naphach; 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). See also Beth Tappuwach.

see HEBREW naphach

see HEBREW Beth Tappuwach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naphach
Definition
apple tree, apple
NASB Translation
apple tree (3), apples (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. תַּמּוּחַ noun [masculine] apple-tree, apple (from aromatic scent (breath), Thes Lag^{BN 111, 129} Post (see below); Arabic is loan-word Frä¹⁴⁰; on meaning apple see Löw^{No. 109} RS^{JPh xiii. 65 f.} Post^{Hast. Dict. Bib. 'Apple'}) **see also Hom^{A. u. A. 100, 106, 107}; Tristr^{NHB 334 f.} thinks ׳ת = apricot (so Id.^{Smith DB (2) APPLE}); M'Lean-Dyer^{EB APPLE} makes ׳ת = quince. —

1 singular תַּמּוּחַ apple-tree Joel 1:12; Songs 2:3; Songs 8:5.

2 plural תַּמּוּחִים apples Songs 2:5, ׳רֵיחַ אַמֵּךְ כַּתּ Song 7:9; תַּמּוּחֵי זָהָב Proverbs 25:4 (in simile).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָפַח (naphach), meaning "to breathe" or "to blow," possibly referring to the fragrance or the round shape of the fruit.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent for תַּפוּחַ in the Strong's Greek Concordance. However, the concept of fruit and trees is prevalent in the New Testament, often using the Greek word καρπός (karpos, Strong's Greek 2590) for fruit in general.

Usage: The term תַּפוּחַ appears in the Hebrew Bible to denote the apple tree or its fruit. It is often associated with beauty, fragrance, and delight.

Context: • The word תַּפוּחַ is used in several passages in the Hebrew Bible, often symbolizing beauty and desirability. In Song of Solomon 2:3, the beloved is compared to an apple tree among the trees of the forest, highlighting the tree's attractiveness and the delight it provides: "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."
• In Song of Solomon 7:8, the imagery of the apple tree is used to describe the beloved's physical allure: "I said, 'I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.' May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples."
• Proverbs 25:11 uses the apple metaphorically to describe the value of well-spoken words: "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver."
• The apple tree is also mentioned in Joel 1:12, where its withering is a sign of desolation and lamentation: "The vine has dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple tree—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has withered away."

The apple tree, therefore, serves as a symbol of beauty, pleasure, and the richness of life, while its absence or withering signifies loss and sorrow.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּתַּפּוּחִ֑ים בתפוחים הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ התפוח וְתַפּ֗וּחַ ותפוח כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ כַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃ כתפוח כתפוחים׃ תַּפּוּחֵ֣י תפוחי bat·tap·pū·ḥîm battappuChim battappūḥîm hat·tap·pū·aḥ hattapPuach hattappūaḥ kat·tap·pū·ḥîm kattappuChim kattappūḥîm kə·ṯap·pū·aḥ ketapPuach kəṯappūaḥ tap·pū·ḥê tappuChei tappūḥê vetapPuach wə·ṯap·pū·aḥ wəṯappūaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

Proverbs 25:11
HEB: תַּפּוּחֵ֣י זָ֭הָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת
NAS: [Like] apples of gold in settings
KJV: spoken [is like] apples of gold
INT: apples of gold settings

Songs 2:3
HEB: כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ בַּעֲצֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר
NAS: Like an apple tree among the trees
KJV: As the apple tree among the trees
INT: an apple the trees of the forest

Songs 2:5
HEB: בָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת רַפְּד֖וּנִי בַּתַּפּוּחִ֑ים כִּי־ חוֹלַ֥ת
NAS: Refresh me with apples, Because
KJV: comfort me with apples: for I [am] sick
INT: raisin Refresh apples Because I sick

Songs 7:8
HEB: וְרֵ֥יחַ אַפֵּ֖ךְ כַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃
NAS: of your breath like apples,
KJV: and the smell of thy nose like apples;
INT: and the fragrance of your breath apples

Songs 8:5
HEB: דּוֹדָ֑הּ תַּ֤חַת הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָ שָׁ֚מָּה
NAS: Beneath the apple tree I awakened
KJV: I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother
INT: beloved Thahash the apple awakened There

Joel 1:12
HEB: גַּם־ תָּמָ֣ר וְתַפּ֗וּחַ כָּל־ עֲצֵ֤י
NAS: also, and the apple tree, All
KJV: tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees
INT: also the palm and the apple All the trees

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8598
6 Occurrences

bat·tap·pū·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
hat·tap·pū·aḥ — 1 Occ.
kat·tap·pū·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
kə·ṯap·pū·aḥ — 1 Occ.
tap·pū·ḥê — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯap·pū·aḥ — 1 Occ.