Shoshan (שושן) means lily in Hebrew.
It can also mean Lilium and azucena. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lily, Lilium, azucena
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shoshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראפרח יפה שהיו משתמשים בצורתו לעיטורים בעת העתיקה. מקובל לזהותו עם המין שושן צחור Lilium candidum, והשם משמש גם לכל הסוג Lilium.
וְעָבְיוֹ טֶפַח, וּשְׂפָתוֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת-כּוֹס פֶּרַח שׁוֹשָׁן; אַלְפַּיִם בַּת, יָכִיל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shoshan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹשַׁן
- Written without vowel points
- שושן
- Said
- shoshan
- Root
- ש־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קוֹטַל
- Plural
- שׁוֹשַׁנִּים
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹשַׁנִּים
- Gematria
- 656
This is how Shoshan is said in other languages.
- English
- lily, Lilium, azucena
These words mean nearly the same as Shoshan.
These words rhyme with Shoshan.
The word Shoshan comes from the root ש־ש־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shoshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shoshan.
What does Shoshan (שושן) mean in Hebrew?
Shoshan (שושן) means lily, Lilium, and azucena. It is said shoshan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Shoshan (שושן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shoshan (שושן) are שושנה.
What rhymes with Shoshan (שושן)?
Words that rhyme with Shoshan (שושן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Shoshan (שושן) masculine or feminine?
The word Shoshan (שושן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹשַׁנִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שושן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.