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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 Box 1Ki 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - Now the capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily H7799 design, four cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22 - And on the top of the pillars was lily H7799 design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - And it was a [fn]handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily H7799 blossom; it could hold [fn]two thousand baths.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - And it was a [fn]handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily H7799 blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 -

For the choir director. According to [fn]Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. A [fn]Maskil. A Song of Love.

My heart [fn]overflows with a good theme;

I [fn]address my [fn]verses to the [fn]King;

My tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:1 -

For the choir director. According to [fn]Shoshannim. Of David.

Save me, O God,

For the waters have [fn]threatened my life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:1 -

“[fn]I am the [fn]rose of Sharon,

The lily H7799 of the valleys.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 -

“[fn]Like a lily H7799 among the thorns,

So is my darling among the daughters.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 -

“[fn]My beloved is mine, and I am his,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies H7799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:5 -

“Your two breasts are like two fawns,

Twins of a gazelle

Which [fn]feed among the lilies H7799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 -

“His cheeks are like a bed of spices,

Towers of sweet-scented herbs;

His lips are lilies H7799

Dripping with liquid myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 -

“[fn]My beloved has gone down to his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To shepherd his flock in the gardens

And gather lilies H7799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 -

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies H7799.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 -

“Your navel is like a round basin

Which never lacks mixed wine;

Your belly is like a heap of wheat

Encircled with lilies H7799.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 -

I will be like the dew to Israel;

He will flourish like the lily H7799,

And he will [fn]take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

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