HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7799
שׁוּשַׁן
shu.shan — lily
1) lily 1a) probably any lily-like flower 1b) Shoshannim, in title of Ps 45:1
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Shoshannim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7802
שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת
shu.shan e.dut — Shushan-eduth
Shoshannim-eduth or Shushan-eduth = "lilies" 1) instruction in the title of Ps 60:1 and Ps 80:1 1a) meaning uncertain
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Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.