that rimmônî applies to the pomegranate trees belonging to Shulamite and asserted that pomegranates are not to be thought of as an erotic symbol, but are named as something beautiful and precious. Rashi and Ibn Ezra thought that the pomegranate juice alluded to the Temple sacrifices and libations, and similarly Joüon. Kuhn supposed that the Shulamite was ready to give her blood for her spouse. Robert saw no reason to evade the symbolism already previously suggested by the author (cf. 4:13, 7:10),