Song 8:5 | TNotes | STEP | 8:5 I aroused you under the apple tree: The apple tree is a symbol of fertility because it is fruit-bearing (see 2:3 , 5 ; 7:8 ). • where your mother gave you birth: Mentioning his mother may be a subtle way of suggesting procreation as a fruit of sexual love (cp. 8:2 ).

‏ Song of Solomon 8:5

8:5 ^a I aroused you under the apple tree: The apple tree is a symbol of fertility because it is fruit-bearing (see 2:3 ^b, 5 ^c; 7:8 ^d).

• where your mother gave you birth: Mentioning his mother may be a subtle way of suggesting procreation as a fruit of sexual love (cp. 8:2 ^e).