שושן
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־שׁ־ן (š-š-n) |
Noun
שׁוֹשָׁן • (shoshán) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹשָׁנִים)
- lily
Related terms
- שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshaná)
Proper noun
שׁוּשָׁן • (shushán)
- Susa, Shushan (the ancient capital of Elam, in modern Iran)
- Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃
- bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh 'akhashverósh 'al kisé mal'khutó 'ashér b'shushan habirá.
- that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
- Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
References
- “שושן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
שושנאים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he