שׁוּשַׁןshûwshan
usually lily, probably any lily-like flower (Hosea 14:7; Song of Solomon 2:2; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 2:16; Song of Solomon 4:5)
Pronunciation: shoo-shan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7799
Same root
- שׂוּשׂsûws · H7797to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- ΣουσάνναSousánna · G4677lily; Susannah (i.e. Shoshannah), an Israelitess
- שׁוּשַׁןShûwshan · H7800Shushan, a place in Persia
- שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּתShûwshan ʻÊdûwth · H7802Shushan-Eduth or Shoshannim-Eduth, the title of a popular song
- שֵׁשָׁןShêshân · H8348Sheshan, an Israelite
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 7:19 The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall.
- 1 Kings 7:22 The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished.
- 1 Kings 7:26 The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 11,000 gallons of water.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water.
- Psalms 45:0
- Psalms 60:0
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).