The Locked Garden and the Two Types of Women in Song of Songs

Mekhilta Tractate Pischa 5:4

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

R. Nathan says: "a locked garden" — the married women; "a fountain locked, a sealed up spring" — the betrothed women. Variantly: "a locked garden, a fountain locked" — an allusion to the two types of cohabitation.

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