The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Sealed, Fountain

seld, These words, applied to the bride (So 4:12), find their explanation under SEAL (which see). Anything that was to be authoritatively protected was sealed. Where water was one of the most precious things, as in the East, fountains and wells were often sealed (Ge 29:3; Pr 5:15-18).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.