Lexicon
סְמַדֵר
se.ma.dar
H5563
H:N-M Hebrew

blossom

3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

se.ma.dar denotes the flowering or budding condition of vines in Song of Songs.

The attested use concerns vines at a flowering or budding stage: their scent is noted in Song of Songs 2:13, and vineyards are described as in bud in Song of Songs 2:15; Song of Songs 7:13 occurs in a setting of fragrance and stored fruits, though the translation does not isolate the term there.

Senses in use

  1. Vines in flower or bud · dominant

    All three occurrences use a masculine singular absolute noun in vineyard and fruit imagery. In Song of Songs 2:13 the APB renders the clause "the vines in blossom have given their scent," while Song of Songs 2:15 describes vineyards "in bud"; in Song of Songs 7:13 the surrounding APB imagery includes fragrance and choice fruits, but does not identify a separate English equivalent for the noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the vineyard context with "in blossom" in Song of Songs 2:13 and "in bud" in Song of Songs 2:15. In Song of Songs 7:13 it supplies fragrance and fruit imagery without a clearly isolable rendering of the term.

Across Scripture