הַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת בַּגַּנִּ֗ים חֲבֵרִ֛ים מַקְשִׁיבִ֥ים לְקוֹלֵ֖ךְ הַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃
Ikaw na nananahan sa mga halamanan, ang mga kasamahan ay nakikinig sa iyong tinig; iparinig mo iyon sa akin.
Ezra ben Solomon
“The shepherd among the lilies” [Cant. 6:3], “hedged about by lilies” [Cant. 7:3], “a lily of the valleys” [Cant. 2:1], and “to gather lilies” [Cant. 6:2] refer to that plant known as “lidi,” which possesses six leaves and figures the six supernal boundaries.25 The sefirot from ḥesed to yesod. On the other hand, “to browse in the gardens” [Cant. 6:2], “who lingers in the garden” [Cant. 8:13], “the garden spring” [Cant. 4:15], and “a garden locked” [Cant. 4:12] refer to the shekhinah, as we will explain further on.