Song of Solomon 8:5

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	עֹלָה֙ 'o.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר ha.mid.Bar	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
leaning	מִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶת mit.ra.Pe.ket	H7514	to recline · verb, hithpael active participle, feminine singular absolute
beloved	דּוֹדָ֑הּ do.Dah	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
raised	עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָ o.rar.Ti.kha	H5782	to wake (literally or figuratively) · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
tree	הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ ha.ta.Pu.ach	H8598	an apple (from its fragrance) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
mother	אִמֶּ֔ךָ 'i.Me.kha	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
forth	חִבְּלַ֣תְךָ chi.be.Lat.kha	H2254	to wind tightly (as a rope) · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
forth	חִבְּלָ֥ה chi.be.Lah	H2254	to wind tightly (as a rope) · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
bare	יְלָדַֽתְךָ ye.la.Dat.kha	H3205	to bear young · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Psalms 63:8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Song of Solomon 2:3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his frui…
Song of Solomon 3:4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought…
Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Isaiah 26:3-4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Micah 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean up…

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Commentary

John Gill on Song of Solomon 8:5

(Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness?.... Which words are spoken by the daughters of Jerusalem, occasioned by her charge to them, by which they were excited to look more earnestly at her, whom Christ had indulged with so much nearness to him; at which they express their surprise, and describe her by her ascent "from the wilderness"; that is, of the world, out of which she was chosen and called; and from a state of nature, out of which she was brought; and was rising up in a state of grace to a state of glory; See Gill on Sol 3:6; leaning upon her beloved); faith in Christ, whom her soul loved, and who loved her, is signified hereby; see Isaiah 50:10; which is the grace by which b…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Song of Solomon 8:5

I aroused you under the apple tree: The apple tree is a symbol of fertility because it is fruit-bearing (see 2:3, 5; 7:8). • where your mother gave you birth: Mentioning his mother may be a subtle way of suggesting procreation as a fruit of sexual love (cp. 8:2).

Rashi on Song of Solomon 8:5

Who is she. The Holy One, Blessed Is He, and His Tribunal, say about the congregation of Yisroel, “Who is she?” How very worthy she is, who was ascended from the wilderness with all the good gifts. There she became elevated at the giving of the Torah and cleaving to the Divine Presence, and her love was visible to all, and while still in her exile— Clinging to her beloved. She is attached to her Beloved, admitting that she is His companion and attached to Him. “רפק” [is found] in the Arabic word “רפקתא,” [which means] attachment. Beneath the apple tree I aroused you. So she says as she seeks the affection of her Beloved; “Beneath the apple tree I aroused You.” Remember that under Mount Sin…

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The Church Fathers

She is radiant … because she is resplendent in faith and in works.
— Ambrose of Milan, Interrogation of Job and David 2.4.16

She ascends leaning on the Word of God. For those who are more perfect recline upon Christ, just as John also was reclining at Jesus' bosom. So then she either rested in Christ or reclined upon him or even—since I am speaking of a marriage—as if already given into the power of Christ, she was led to the bridal couch by the bridegroom.
— Ambrose of Milan, On Isaac and the Soul 8.72

Oh, bride of Christ, beautiful among women! Oh, you in white, coming up and leaning upon your beloved! For by his light you are illuminated that you may shine; by his help you are supported that you may not fall! Oh, how well it is sung to you in that Song of Songs, your wedding song, as it were, that "there is love in your delights!"
— Augustine of Hippo, TRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 65:3.2

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Dictionary and topics

Apple · A fruit — A fruit
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Illustrative of the pilgrimage of the church — Illustrative of the pilgrimage of the church
Deserts · Illustrative of: The world — Illustrative of: The world
Trees · Mentioned in scripture: Apple — Mentioned in scripture: Apple

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).