שושן

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n)

Noun

שׁוֹשָׁן • (shoshán) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹשָׁנִים)

  1. lily

Etymology 2

Proper noun

שׁוּשָׁן • (shushán)

  1. Susa, Shushan (the ancient capital of Elam, in modern Iran)
    • Tanach, Esther 1:2:
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      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,

References

  • “שושן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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