Or showshan {sho-shawn'}; or shoshan {sho- shawn'}; and (feminine) showshannah {sho-shan-naw'}; from suws; a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. Ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape): lily, Shoshannim.
1) lily 1a) probably any lily-like flower 1b) Shoshannim, in title of Ps. 45 Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7797 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2356
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שׁוּשַׁן, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ןnoun masculineשׁוֺשַׁנָּה
noun feminine usually lily, probably any lily-like flower (TristrNHB 462 ff. PostHast. DB LILY LöwNo. 323; Late Hebrew שׁוֺשַׁנָּה, Arabic (Vulgar ), especially iris, Aramaic שׁוּשַׁנְתָּא, (PS4344), Greek σοῦσον LewyFremdw. 48; original loan-word from Egyptian sššn, šôš§n, ErmanZMG xlvi (1892), 117); — lily: in simile, יִפְרַח כַּשּׁוֺשַׁנָּהHosea 14:7 (of Israel), בֵּין הַחוֺחִים׳כְּשׁוֺSongs 2:2 (simile of bride), so construct שׁוֺשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִיםSongs 2:1 (compare חֲבַצֶּלֶת); plural שׁוֺשַׁנִּיםSongs 2:16; Songs 4:5; Songs 6:2,3; Songs 7:3 and (figurative of lover's lips) Songs 5:13; of flower-shaped capitals of pillars, מַעֲשֵׂה שׁוּשַׁן1 Kings 7:19, שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן׳מ1 Kings 7:22; compare מֶּרַח שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן of brim of molten sea 1 Kings 7:26, "" שׁוֺשַׁנָה׳פ2Chronicles 4:5; elsewhere only Psalm-titles: עַשֹֿׁשַׁנִּיםPsalm 45:1; Psalm 69:1, עַלשֿׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּתPsalm 60:1, אֶלשֿׁשַׁגִּםעֵדוּתPsalm 80:1; meaning not clear, see Bae and Commentaries al.; yet compare עֵדוּת, below עוד.
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 7799. שׁוֹשָׁן (shushan or shoshan or shoshannah) — 15 Occurrences
1 Kings 7:19 HEB:הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע NAS: in the porch were of lily design, KJV: of the pillars [were] of lily work INT: of the pillars design lily the porch four
1 Kings 7:22 HEB:הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן וַתִּתֹּ֖ם מְלֶ֥אכֶת NAS: of the pillars was lily design. KJV: of the pillars [was] lily work: INT: of the pillars design was lily was finished the work
1 Kings 7:26 HEB:כּ֖וֹס פֶּ֣רַח שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בַּ֖ת NAS: of a cup, [as] a lily blossom; KJV: with flowers of lilies: it contained INT: of a cup blossom a lily thousand baths
2 Chronicles 4:5 HEB:כּ֔וֹס פֶּ֖רַח שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה מַחֲזִ֣יק בַּתִּ֔ים NAS: of a cup, [like] a lily blossom; KJV: with flowers of lilies; [and] it received INT: of a cup flowers of lilies received baths
Psalm 45:1 HEB:לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־ שֹׁ֭שַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי־ קֹ֑רַח KJV: <upon Shoshannim, for the sons INT: Musician upon Shoshannim the sons of Korah
Psalm 69:1 HEB:לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ עַֽל־ שׁוֹשַׁנִּ֬ים לְדָוִֽד׃ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי KJV: <upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David.>> INT: Musician upon Shoshannim David Save
Songs 2:1 HEB:חֲבַצֶּ֣לֶת הַשָּׁר֔וֹן שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖ת הָעֲמָקִֽים׃ NAS: of Sharon, The lily of the valleys. KJV: of Sharon, [and] the lily of the valleys. INT: the rose of Sharon the lily of the valleys
Songs 2:2 HEB: כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ בֵּ֣ין הַחוֹחִ֔ים NAS:Like a lily among the thorns, KJV:As the lily among thorns, INT:A lily among the thorns
Songs 2:16 HEB:ל֔וֹ הָרֹעֶ֖ה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ NAS: is mine, and I am his; He pastures [his flock] among the lilies. KJV: [is] mine, and I [am] his: he feedeth among the lilies. INT: I pastures the lilies
Songs 4:5 HEB:צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ NAS: Which feed among the lilies. KJV: which feed among the lilies. INT: of a gazelle feed the lilies
Songs 5:13 HEB:מֶרְקָחִ֑ים שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙ שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים נֹטְפ֖וֹת מ֥וֹר NAS: His lips are lilies Dripping KJV: his lips [like] lilies, dropping INT: of sweet-scented his lips are lilies Dripping myrrh
Songs 6:2 HEB:בַּגַּנִּ֔ים וְלִלְקֹ֖ט שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ NAS: And gather lilies. KJV: in the gardens, and to gather lilies. INT: the gardens and gather lilies
Songs 6:3 HEB:לִ֔י הָרֹעֶ֖ה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ ס NAS: is mine, He who pastures [his flock] among the lilies. KJV: [is] mine: he feedeth among the lilies. INT: and my beloved pastures the lilies
Songs 7:2 HEB:חִטִּ֔ים סוּגָ֖ה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ NAS: of wheat Fenced about with lilies. KJV: of wheat set about with lilies. INT: of wheat Fenced lilies
Hosea 14:5 HEB:לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִפְרַ֖ח כַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה וְיַ֥ךְ שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו NAS: He will blossom like the lily, And he will take KJV: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth INT: to Israel will blossom the lily will take root