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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 Box1Ki 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - (LXX 7:8) And on the heads of the pillars he made lily-work against the porch, of four cubits,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - (LXX 7:12) and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily-flower, and the thickness of it was a span.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim as the brim of a cup, graven with flowers of lilies, holding three thousand measures: and he finished it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - (LXX 44:1) For the end, for [fn]alternate strains by the sons of Core; for instruction, a Song concerning the beloved. (44:2) My heart [fn]has uttered a good matter: I declare my works to the king: my tongue is the pen of a quick writer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 - (LXX 68:1) For the end, a Psalm of David, for [fn]alternate strains. (68:2) Save me, O God; for the waters have come in to my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1 - I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - My kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5 - Thy two breasts are as two twin fawns, that feed among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my kinsman's, and my kinsman is mine, who feeds among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 - (LXX 7:3) Thy navel is as a turned bowl, not wanting liquor; thy belly is as a heap of wheat set about with lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - (LXX 14:6) I will be as dew to Israel: he shall bloom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Libanus.
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