שׁוּשַׁן shûwshan
Meaning
a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
In the King James Version: lily, Shoshannim.
Derivation: or שׁוֹשָׁן; or שֹׁשָׁן; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה; from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ);
Where it is used
- 1 Kings 7:19 And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
- 1 Kings 7:22 And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
- 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
- Song of Solomon 2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
- Song of Solomon 2:2 Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
- Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 4:5 Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
- Song of Solomon 6:2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:3 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 7:2 Your navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.
- Hosea 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.