תפוח

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ת־פ־ח (t-p-kh)

Related to Arabic تُفَّاح (tuffāḥ) and Ugaritic 𐎚𐎔𐎈 (tpḥ); the word is not attested in Aramaic. Sometimes claimed to be from the roots נ־פ־ח (n-p-ḥ, to scent) or ת־פ־ח (t-p-ḥ, be round).

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Noun

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תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakhm (plural indefinite תַּפּוּחִים, singular construct תַּפּוּחַ־)

  1. apple
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 2:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר כֵּן דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים
      tappúaḥ ba'atsḗ hayyá'ar ken dodí bēn habbaním
      As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood,
      So is my beloved among the sons.

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