Strong's Hebrew · H7799
שׁוּשַׁן
shûwshan · shoo-shan'
Definitiona lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
Derivationor שׁוֹשָׁן; or שֹׁשָׁן; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה; from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ);
KJV usagelily, Shoshannim.
Occurrences15 in the KJV · 15 verses
שׁוּשַׁן in Scripture
1 Kings 7:19
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
1 Kings 7:22
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
1 Kings 7:26
And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
2 Chronicles 4:5
And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
Psalms 45:1
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalms 69:1
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
Song of Solomon 2:1
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:2
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Song of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 4:5
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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