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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Shoshannim-Eduth
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Historical dictionary entry
In title of Ps. 80 (R.V. marg., “lilies, a testimony”), probably the name of the melody to which the psalm was to be sung.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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