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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.
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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

H7799

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - And the chapiters that are on the top of the pillars are of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22 - and on the top of the pillars is lily-work; and the work of the pillars is completed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - And its thickness is an handbreadth, and its edge as the work of the edge of a cup, flowers of lilies; two thousand baths it containeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - And its thickness is a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold -- baths three thousand it containeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies.' -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue is the pen of a speedy writer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1 - As a lily among the thorns,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - So is my friend among the daughters!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - My beloved is mine, and I am his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5 - Thy two breasts are as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips are lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, Who is delighting himself among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 - Thy waist is a basin of roundness, It lacketh not the mixture, Thy body a heap of wheat, fenced with lilies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
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