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Lexicon :: Strong's H7799 - šûšan

Aa
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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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - The capitals H3805 which H834 were on the tops 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 the 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 - And it was a [fn]hand H2947 width 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 [fn]two thousand H505 baths H1324.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - It was a [fn]hand H2947 width 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 three H7969 thousand H505 [fn]baths H1324.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 -

For the music director; according to the [fn]Shoshannim. A [fn]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

My heart H3820 is moved 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 -

For the music director; according to [fn]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

Save H3467 me, God H430,

For the waters H4325 have [fn]threatened H935 H5704 my life H5315.

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“I am the [fn]rose H2261 of Sharon H8289,

The lily H7799 of the valleys H6010.”

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The Groom

“Like a lily H7799 among H996 the thorns H2336,

So H3651 is my darling H7474 among H996 the [fn]young H1323 women H1323.”

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The Bride

“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 -

“Your two H8147 breasts H7699 are like two H8147 fawns H6082,

Twins H8380 of a gazelle H6646

That graze H7462 among the lilies H7799.

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“His cheeks H3895 are like a bed H6170 of balsam H1314,

[fn]Banks H4026 of herbal H4840 spices H4840;

His lips H8193 are lilies H7799

Dripping H5197 with drops H5674 of myrrh H4753.

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The Bride

“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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“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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“Your navel H8270 is like a round H5469 goblet H101

That never H408 lacks H2637 mixed H4197 wine H4197;

Your belly H990 is like a heap H6194 of wheat H2406,

[fn]Surrounded H5473 with lilies H7799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5

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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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