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HebrewH7799Noun

שׁוּשַׁן

shu.shan

11Occurrences
H7799Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)

or שׁוֹשָׁן; or שֹׁשָׁן; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה; from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. lily 1a) probably any lily-like flower 1b) Shoshannim, in title of

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

H:N-M / N:N-M-T

Full Description

H:N-M / N:N-M-T

Occurrences

שׁוּשַׁן appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Song of Solomon
7
1 Kings
3
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 7:19BSB

And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.

1 Kings 7:26BSB

It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.

Song of Solomon 2:1BSB

I am a rose of Sharon,a lily of the valley.

Song of Solomon 2:16BSB

My beloved is mine and I am his;he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 5:13BSB

His cheeks are like beds of spice,towers of perfume.His lips are like lilies,dripping with flowing myrrh.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.