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# undefiled

adjective

«undefiled» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Song of Songs it is a loving name for the beloved, meaning whole and perfect.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis read the beloved as Israel, seen by God as faithful, whole and pure, a nation that is "one".

### Meaning

Pure and clean, with no stain or spoiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/undefiled/#m1)

### Examples

- My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that bore her. (Writings SNG.6.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/undefiled/#x1)
- I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved knocketh: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.' (Writings SNG.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/undefiled/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undefiled» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/undefiled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undefiled» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/undefiled.html) on Mova free.