[Avodah] Birkat HaIlanot

[Simon Montagu]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Gershon Dubin <gershon.dubin at juno.com>wrote:

>    Fig trees do not bloom like other fruit trees that have highly visible
>    blossoms. While fig trees do produce flowers, they are very small,
>    and enclosed in a structure called the synconium. The synconium is
>    green and resembles a small fig in shape.
>

AIUI these are the "paggim" referred to in Shir HaShirim 2:13
http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3002.htm#13

   Read more: When a Fig Tree Does Not Blossom | eHow.com
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> http://www.ehow.com/facts_7283746_fig-tree-not-blossom.html#ixzz1IlhlsoYw
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> That is apparently contradicted by Chavakuk 3:17
>
>
It's only a contradiction if you assume that the Hebrew "parahh" and
"perahh" are exact synonyms of the English verb and noun "blossom", but they
seem to have a wider application.
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