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Shoshana (שושנה) means lily in Hebrew.

It can also mean Susan, Susanna, and erysipelas. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
shoshana
noun · feminine
In English

lily, Susan, Susanna, erysipelas

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 7 meanings for Shoshana.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    פרח יפה שהיו משתמשים בצורתו לעיטורים בעת העתיקה. מקובל לזהותו עם המין שושן צחור Lilium candidum.
    אֲנִי חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים
  2. 2
    עממיורד Rosa.
  3. 3
    לשון חז"לשם כולל לפרחים או לעלי הכותרת או העטיף.
  4. 4
    לשון חז"ל, בהשאלהצורה של פרח.
  5. 5
    פיוטיכינוי לעם ישראל.
  6. 6
    שם פרטי לנקבה.
  7. 7
    רפואהוָרֶדֶת; מחלה זיהומית בשכבה הפנימית של העור המאופיינת בפריחה אדומה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Shoshana is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
Written without vowel points
שושנה
Said
shoshana
Root
ש־ש־נ
Plural
שוֹשַׁנִּים
Inflections
ר' שוֹשַׁנִּים; שׁוֹשַׁנַּת־
Gematria
661

This is how Shoshana is said in other languages.

English
lily, Susan, Susanna, erysipelas
Arabic
سوسن, الحمرة
Russian
лилия, крин, ро́жа
French
lys, érysipèle, érésipèle
Spanish
azucena, lirio, erisipela
German
Lilie, erysipel

These words mean nearly the same as Shoshana.

  • שושן
  • ורד
  • ורדת

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These words rhyme with Shoshana.

The word Shoshana is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Shoshana comes from the root ש־ש־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Shoshana in the dictionary.

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What does Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) means lily, Susan, and Susanna. It is said shoshana, with the stress on na.

What is a synonym for Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) are ⁨שושן⁩, ⁨ורד⁩, and ⁨ורדת⁩.

What rhymes with Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) include ⁨מדינה⁩, ⁨תכונה⁩, ⁨ספינה⁩, ⁨תמונה⁩, ⁨מכונה⁩, and ⁨הגנה⁩.

Is Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shoshana (⁨שושנה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨שוֹשַׁנִּים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שושנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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