# H7799 שׁוּשַׁן

שׁוּשַׁן (shûwshan), Strong’s H7799: a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape) KJV: lily, Shoshannim.. Occurs 15 times.

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*shûwshan* — a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)

KJV: lily, Shoshannim.

Derived from [שׂוּשׂ sûws](https://besorah.bible/word/H7797) (to be bright, i.e. cheerful)

Occurs 15 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שׁוּשַׁן, שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן n.m. שׁוֹשַׁנָּה n.f. usually lily, prob. any lily-like flower

## Where it occurs
- [1 Kings 7:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=19) — The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.
- [1 Kings 7:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=22) — On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So the work of the pillars was finished.
- [1 Kings 7:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=26) — It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand…
- [Hosea 14:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/hosea/14?v=6) — I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
- [Psalms 45:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/45?v=1) — For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.
- [Psalms 69:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/69?v=1) — For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David.
- [Song of Songs 2:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/2?v=1) — I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- [Song of Songs 2:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/2?v=2) — As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
- [Song of Songs 2:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/2?v=16) — My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
- [Song of Songs 4:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/4?v=5) — Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.