APPLE
Tree and its fruit (Song 2:3; 8:5; Pr. 25:11). In Hebrew “Tappuach.” This term is similar to the Arabic «tuffâ», which means apple.
The one mentioned in the OT is probably the “Pyrus malus”, which is found in Ashkelon, in the country of the Philistines. It is possible that the Hebrew name designates the quince in addition to the apple. Other authors believe that it is an apricot.
Jl. 1:12 mentions the apple tree as one of the main cultivated trees, along with the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree. Many cities bear the name “Tapúa”: in the plain (Josh. 15:34), near Hebron (Josh. 15:53), and on the border of Ephraim and Manasseh (Josh. 17:8), where certainly There were many apple plantations.
In the KJV, as in the KJV, the term “kaphtor,” which refers to a decorative finial on the seven-branched candelabra, or “menorah,” is translated as “apples” (Ex. 25:33-36). ; 37:17-22). The same Hebrew term designates the capitals of the columns (Am. 9:1; Zeph. 2:14, RVR’77: “capitals”; RVR: “lintels”; cf. Ant. 3:6, 7).