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šūšan שׁוּשַׁן ‘lily’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from śūś שׂוּשׂ ‘to rejoice’
Roots: שׂושׂ שׂישׂ

šūšan n, m + n
1) lily
 1a) probably any lily-like flower
 1b) Shoshannim, in title of Ps 45:1

Mentioned in 1 Kings 7:19, 7:26, 7:22 Hosea 14:6 Psalms 80:1, 45:1, 60:1, 69:1 Song of Songs 7:3, 2:1, 2:16, 6:3, 2:2, 5:13, 6:2, 4:5 2 Chronicles 4:5

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