This noun denotes the blossom or flower of the grapevine at the earliest stage of fruit-bearing—when tiny grape clusters first appear. Song of Songs uses it three times in romantic-agricultural imagery. 'The vines are in blossom' (2:13) signals spring's arrival and awakening love. 'Catch the foxes...that ruin the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom' (2:15) warns against threats to young love like predators threatening tender vines. 'Let us see whether...the grape blossoms have opened' (7:12, English v.13) invites inspection of spring's progress—literal viticulture doubling as romantic metaphor. The word captures that delicate moment when vines flower before fruit forms.