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Caperberry

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A fruit—capparis spinosa —thought to increase sexual powers and used by Ecclesiastes to symbolize the dying physical desire of the aging (Ecclesiastes 12:5 NAS). Most modern translations omit the symbolism of the Hebrew and translate, “desire.”

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Caperberry'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​c/caperberry.html. 1991.
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