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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

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 - The capitals H3805 which H834 were on the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 in the porch H197 were of lily H7799 design, H4639 four H702 cubits. H520

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22 - On the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 was lily H7799 design. H4639 So the work H4399 of the pillars H5982 was finished. H8552

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - It was a handbreadth H2947 thick, H5672 and its brim H8193 was made H4639 like the brim H8193 of a cup, H3563 as a lily H7799 blossom; H6525 it could hold H3557 two thousand H505 baths. H1324

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - It was a handbreadth H2947 thick, H5672 and its brim H8193 was made H4639 like the brim H8193 of a cup, H3563 like a lily H7799 blossom; H6525 it could hold H3557 3,000 H7969 H505 baths. H1324

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - For the choir director; according to the [fn]Shoshannim. A [fn]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
My heart H3820 [fn]overflows H7370 with a good H2896 theme; H1697
I [fn]address H559 my [fn]verses H4639 to the [fn]King; H4428
My tongue H3956 is the pen H5842 of a ready H4106 writer. H5608

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 - For the choir director; according to [fn]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
Save H3467 me, O God, H430
For the waters H4325 have [fn]threatened H935 H5704 my life. H5315

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1 - “[fn]I am the [fn]rose H2261 of Sharon, H8289
The lily H7799 of the valleys.” H6010

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - “[fn]Like a lily H7799 among H996 the thorns, H2336
So H3651 is my darling H7474 among H996 the [fn]maidens.” H1323

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - “[fn]My beloved H1730 is mine, and I am his;
He pastures H7462 his flock among the lilies. H7799

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5 - “Your two H8147 breasts H7699 are like two H8147 fawns, H6082
Twins H8380 of a gazelle H6646
Which feed H7462 among the lilies. H7799

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - “His cheeks H3895 are like a bed H6170 of balsam, H1314
Banks H4026 of sweet-scented H4840 herbs; H4840
His lips H8193 are lilies H7799
Dripping H5197 with liquid H5674 myrrh. H4753

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - “[fn]My beloved H1730 has gone H3381 down H3381 to his garden, H1588
To the beds H6170 of balsam, H1314
To pasture H7462 his flock in the gardens H1588
And gather H3950 lilies. H7799

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - “I am my beloved’s H1730 and my beloved H1730 is mine,
He who pastures H7462 his flock among the lilies.” H7799

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 - “Your navel H8270 is like a round H5469 goblet H101
Which never H408 lacks H2637 mixed H4197 wine; H4197
Your belly H990 is like a heap H6194 of wheat H2406
Fenced H5473 about H5473 with lilies. H7799

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - I will be like the dew H2919 to Israel; H3478
He will blossom H6524 like the lily, H7799
And he will [fn]take H5221 root H8328 like the cedars of Lebanon. H3844
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