Rabbinic texts apply the metaphor of the vineyard to the Torah as well as to Israel. Conceptual Metaphor Theory allows us to explain the parallel use of the vineyard metaphor for the two target domains, Israel and the Torah. The conceptual metaphor of the vineyard includes such aspects as the fence, the vines and the wine. The generic metaphor something precious is a cultivated piece of land enables us to include related conceptual fields, such as a field of wheat, or another cultivated piece of land. By means of the principle of the “creation of similarity,” the Torah and Israel are linked in the rabbinic cultural world, using the notion of preciousness, segulah. The metaphor of the vineyard not only reflects, but also induces the similarity: conceived as vineyards, Israel and the Torah become precious in the minds of the people using and hearing or reading the metaphorical texts.

拉比文本将葡萄园的比喻应用于律法书和以色列。概念隐喻理论允许我们解释葡萄园隐喻对以色列和托拉两个目标领域的平行使用。葡萄园的概念隐喻包括栅栏、葡萄藤和酒等方面。珍贵的东西是耕地的通用比喻使我们能够包括相关的概念领域，例如麦田或另一块耕地。通过“创造相似性”的原则，托拉和以色列在拉比文化世界中联系在一起，使用珍贵的概念，segulah. 葡萄园的隐喻不仅反映了相似性，而且还引发了相似性：作为葡萄园，以色列和妥拉在使用、听到或阅读隐喻文本的人们的心目中变得珍贵。