Word Study · Strong's H7799 · Hebrew
שׁוּשַׁן
shushan
shoo-shan'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shûwshan
“a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
Rendered in the KJV as
lily, Shoshannim.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃3
- שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן2
- בַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ ס1
- כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙1
- כַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה1
- שׁוּשַׁ֣ן1
- שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה1
- שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים1
- שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃1
- שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖ת1
How it is rendered · 9
- among the lilies3
- lili[es]3
- [are] lilies1
- a lily1
- like a lily1
- like the lily1
- lilies1
- the lily of1
- with the lilies1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural4
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine plural2
- noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncmpa · 4
- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmpa · 2
- HNcfsa · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Song of Solomon carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 7:19שׁוּשַׁ֣ןshushannoun · masculine singularAnd the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.here: lili[es]
- 1 Kings 7:22שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןshoshannoun · masculine singularAnd the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.here: lili[es]
- 1 Kings 7:26שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןshoshannoun · masculine singularIt 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.here: lili[es]
2 Chronicles1 occurrence
Song of Solomon8 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 2:1שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖תshoshanatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.here: the lily of
- Song of Solomon 2:2כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙keshoshanahpreposition + noun · feminine singularLike a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.here: like a lily
- Song of Solomon 2:16בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃bashoshanimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralMy beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.here: among the lilies
- Song of Solomon 4:5בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃bashoshanimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralYour breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.here: among the lilies
- Song of Solomon 5:13שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםshoshanimnoun · masculine pluralHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.here: [are] lilies
- Song of Solomon 6:2שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃shooshanimnoun · masculine pluralMy beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.here: lilies
- Song of Solomon 6:3בַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ סbashoshanimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralI belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.here: among the lilies
- Song of Solomon 7:2בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃bashoshanimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralYour navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.here: with the lilies
Same headword in Strong's