The Meaning of Song Of Solomon 2:3 Explained

Song Of Solomon 2:3

KJV: 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 fruit was sweet to my taste.

YLT: As a citron among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit is sweet to my palate.

Darby: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

ASV: 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 fruit was sweet to my taste.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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 fruit  [was] sweet  to my taste. 

What do the individual words in Song Of Solomon 2:3 mean?

Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods so [is] my beloved among the sons In his shade with great delight and I sat down and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste
כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ בַּעֲצֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר כֵּ֥ן דּוֹדִ֖י בֵּ֣ין הַבָּנִ֑ים בְּצִלּוֹ֙ חִמַּ֣דְתִּי וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי וּפִרְי֖וֹ מָת֥וֹק לְחִכִּֽי

כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙  Like  an  apple  tree 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּפּוּחַ  
Sense: apple, apple tree.
בַּעֲצֵ֣י  among  the  trees 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הַיַּ֔עַר  of  the  woods 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעַר 
Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.
כֵּ֥ן  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
דּוֹדִ֖י  [is]  my  beloved 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: דֹּוד  
Sense: beloved, love, uncle.
הַבָּנִ֑ים  the  sons 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּצִלּוֹ֙  In  his  shade  with 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: צֵל  
Sense: shadow, shade.
חִמַּ֣דְתִּי  great  delight 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָמַד 
Sense: to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in.
וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי  and  I  sat  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וּפִרְי֖וֹ  and  his  fruit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
מָת֥וֹק  [was]  sweet 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: מָתֹוק  
Sense: sweet.
לְחִכִּֽי  to  my  taste 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: חֵךְ  
Sense: mouth, palate, taste, gums.