par.des denotes a cultivated, tree- and fruit-bearing place, including one kept for a king.

The term denotes a cultivated place associated with trees and fruit: it is made and planted in Ecclesiastes 2:5, kept for the king in Nehemiah 2:8, and linked with pomegranates and choice fruits in Song of Songs 4:13.

1. Cultivated place of trees and fruit · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 2:5, the plural absolute form occurs in the statement that such places were made and planted with trees of every fruit. The singular forms occur for the king's kept property from which trees are requested in Nehemiah 2:8 and, in construct, for the setting described with pomegranates and choice fruits in Song of Songs 4:13; the APB renders these clauses with “parks,” “park,” and “orchard.”

   Ecclesiastes 2:5Nehemiah 2:8Song of Songs 4:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “parks” in Ecclesiastes 2:5, “park” in Nehemiah 2:8, and “orchard” in Song of Songs 4:13. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.