Ecc 2:5-6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. I made me gardens and orchards ] pardesim , "paradises." I doubt much whether this be an original Hebrew word. [Arabic] ferdoos , is found in the Persian and Arabic ; and signifies a pleasant garden , a vineyard . Hence our word paradise , a place full of delights . How well Solomon was qualified to form gardens, orchards, vineyards, conservatories , &c., may be at once conceived when we recollect his knowledge of natural history ; and that he wrote treatises on vegetables and their properties, from the cedar to the hyssop .

‏ Ecclesiastes 2:5-6

Verse 5. I made me gardens and orchards] pardesim, "paradises." I doubt much whether this be an original Hebrew word. [Arabic] ferdoos, is found in the Persian and Arabic; and signifies a pleasant garden, a vineyard. Hence our word paradise, a place full of delights. How well Solomon was qualified to form gardens, orchards, vineyards, conservatories, &c., may be at once conceived when we recollect his knowledge of natural history; and that he wrote treatises on vegetables and their properties, from the cedar to the hyssop.

Verse 6. Pools of water] Tanks and reservoirs.

To water therewith the wood] Aqueducts to lead the water from the tanks to different parts.