שׁוּשַׁן shushan

Hebrew word for “lily” · Strong’s H7799 · used 17 times in 17 verses

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Meaning

1) lily; 1a) probably any lily-like flower; 1b) Shoshannim, in title of Ps 45:1

How it is translated

Glosses given for shushan in context, with how often each is used:

• lilies 6
• shoshannim 3
• among the lilies 3
• lily 2
• shushan- 1
• like a lily 1
• like lily 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 7 (3), Song of Solomon 2 (3), Song of Solomon 6 (2), 2 Chronicles 4 (1), Psalms 45 (1), Psalms 60 (1), Psalms 69 (1), Psalms 80 (1), Song of Solomon 4 (1), Song of Solomon 5 (1)

Forms

• שׁושׁן 4
• בשׁושׁנים 4
• שׁושׁנים 3
• שׁשׁנים 2
• כשׁושׁנה 2
• שׁושׁנה 1
• שׁושׁנת 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with shushan more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• רָעָה raah “to pasture” 5
• נָצַח natsach “to conduct” 4
• מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh “deed” 5
• דּוֹד dod “beloved” 3
• טֶפַח tephach “handbreadth” 2
• עֲרוּגָה arugah “bed” 2
• עֲבִי avi “thickness” 2
• בַּת bat “bath” 2
• שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 3
• פֶּרַח perach “flower” 2
• בֶּשֶׂם besem “spice” 2
• אֲנִי ani “I” 4

Key verses

The verses using shushan that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Kings 7:26 — And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
• Psalms 45:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I…
• Psalms 60:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of…
• Psalms 69:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
• Psalms 80:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest…
• Song of Solomon 2:1 — I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
• 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.
• Song of Solomon 6:3 — I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
• Hosea 14:5 — I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.