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Lexicon :: Strong's H7799 - šûšan

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שׁוּשַׁן
Transliteration
šûšan
Pronunciation
shoo-shan'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2356

Strong’s Definitions

שׁוּשַׁן shûwshan, shoo-shan'; or שׁוֹשָׁן shôwshân; or שֹׁשָׁן shôshân; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה shôwshannâh; from H7797; a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape):—lily, Shoshannim.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7799 in the following manner: lily (13x), Shoshannim (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H7799 in the following manner: lily (13x), Shoshannim (2x).
  1. lily

    1. probably any lily-like flower

    2. Shoshannim, in title of Ps. 45

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׁוּשַׁן shûwshan, shoo-shan'; or שׁוֹשָׁן shôwshân; or שֹׁשָׁן shôshân; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה shôwshannâh; from H7797; a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape):—lily, Shoshannim.
STRONGS H7799: Abbreviations
† I. שׁוּשַׁן, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן noun masculine שׁוֺשַׁנָּה noun feminine usually lily, probably any lily-like flower (TristrNHB 462 ff. PostHast. DB LILY LöwNo. 323; Late Hebrew שׁוֺשַׁנָּה, Arabic bdb100407 (Vulgar bdb100408), especially iris, Aramaic שׁוּשַׁנְתָּא, bdb100409 (PS4344), Greek σοῦσον LewyFremdw. 48; original loan-word from Egyptian sššn, šôšĕn, ErmanZMG xlvi (1892), 117); — lily: in simile, יִפְרַח כַּשּׁוֺשַׁנָּה Hosea 14:7 [Hosea 14:6] (of Israel), בֵּין הַחוֺחִים כְּשׁוֺ׳ Songs 2:2 (simile of bride), so construct שׁוֺשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים Songs 2:1 (compare חֲבַצֶּלֶת); plural שׁוֺשַׁנִּים Songs 2:16; Songs 4:5; Songs 6:2, Songs 6:3; Songs 7:3 [Songs 7:2] and (figurative of lover's lips) Songs 5:13; of flower-shaped capitals of pillars, מַעֲשֵׂה שׁוּשַׁן 1 Kings 7:19, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן מ׳ 1 Kings 7:22; compare שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן פֶּרַח of brim of molten sea 1 Kings 7:26, || שׁוֹשַׁנָּה פ׳ 2 Chronicles 4:5; elsewhere only Psalm-titles: עַל־שֹׁשַׁנִּים Psalm 45:1; Psalm 69:1, עַלשֿׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת [H7802 Psalm 60:1], אֶל־שֹׁשַׁנִּיֹם עֵדוּת [H7802 Psalm 80:1]; meaning not clear, see Bae and Commentaries al.; yet compare H5715 עֵדוּת.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

7:19; 7:22; 7:26

2 Chronicles

4:5

Psalms

45:1; 69:1

Song of Songs

2:1; 2:2; 2:16; 4:5; 5:13; 6:2; 6:3; 7:2

Hosea

14:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7799 matches the Hebrew שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22 - The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained two thousand[fn] baths.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand[fn] baths.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”[fn] A Contemplation[fn] of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 - To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”[fn] A Psalm of David.

Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1 - I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - The Beloved
Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - The Shulamite
My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5 - Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - The Shulamite
My beloved has gone to his garden,
To the beds of spices,
To feed his flock in the gardens,
And to gather lilies.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my beloved’s,
And my beloved is mine.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 - Your navel is a rounded goblet;
It lacks no blended beverage.
Your waist is a heap of wheat
Set about with lilies.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - I will be like the dew to Israel;
He shall grow like the lily,
And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
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