H7544 H7544
spiced (wine), aromatic, perfumed
This term refers to spiced or aromatic wine, appearing in Song of Songs 8:2 where the beloved speaks of giving her lover 'wine of spice'—wine infused with aromatic ingredients. Ancient spiced wines were prestigious luxury items, enhanced with various aromatics for flavor and fragrance. The definite article suggests a specific type: 'the spiced (wine).' This detail enriches the love poetry with sensory abundance: not plain wine but perfumed, carefully prepared wine, expressing lavish affection.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Song 8:2, 'the spiced' (with 'wine' implied or explicit) describes aromatic wine the bride would give her beloved. Spanish 'especiado' (spiced), French 'aromatisé' (aromatized), all capture the enhancement through aromatic additives. This was ancient viticulture's luxury product—wine improved with spices, creating complex flavors and fragrances. The context of extravagant love-language makes this detail fitting: the best, most carefully crafted refreshment for the beloved. 1×
AR["الْمُعَطَّرِ"]·ben["-সুগন্ধিতের"]·DE["[הרקח]"]·EN["the-spiced"]·FR["aromatisé,"]·heb["ה-רקח"]·HI["तुझे"]·ID["-yang-dibumbui"]·IT["il-il-spiced"]·jav["kang-wangi"]·KO["그-향기로운"]·PT["o-aromatizado"]·RU["пряным"]·ES["especiado"]·SW["iliyokolezwa"]·TR["baharatli"]·urd["مصالحہ-دار"]
Related Senses
H8081 1. oil (substance) (180×)H3196 1. wine (fermented grape juice) (141×)H1706 1. honey (54×)H4682 1. unleavened bread/cakes (53×)H2461 1. milk (42×)H8492 1. new wine / must (38×)H0400 1. food, nourishment (36×)G3631 1. wine (34×)H3978 1. food, nourishment (30×)H1314 1. spice / perfume / balsam (29×)H7416 1. pomegranate (fruit/ornament) (28×)H3323 1. fresh oil, olive oil (23×)H2964 1. prey, torn flesh (19×)H3899 2. food, sustenance (19×)G1033 1. food (17×)G5160 1. food (16×)H5561 1. spices, aromatic substances (16×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רֶ֫קַח n.[m.] spice;—יַיִן הָר׳ Ct 8:2 wine, (that is) spice (i.e. spiced wine).