Hebrew

Noun

שׁוֹשָׁן • ‎(shoshán) m ‎(plural indefinite שׁוֹשָׁנִים)

1. lily

Related terms

• שׁוֹשַׁנָּה ‎(shoshaná)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

שׁוּשָׁן • ‎(shushán)

1. Susa, Shushan, the capital of Elam
   • 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,