Midvash

חֲבַצֶּלֶתchăbatstseleth

meadow-saffron, crocus (Isaiah 35:1; Proverbs 82:1-200; Song of Solomon 2:1)

Pronunciation: khab-ats-tseh'-leth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2261

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Song of Solomon 2:1 I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley.
  • Isaiah 35:1 Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).