Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) means water lily in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
water lily
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shoshanat mayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג במשפחת הנופריים Nymphaea. צמח מים רב שנתי בעל קנה שורש הנמצא בקרקע ועלים גדולים הצפים על פני המים.
The word Shoshanat mayim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹשַׁנַּת מַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- שושנת מים
- Said
- shoshanat mayim
- Plural
- שׁוֹשַׁנוֹת מַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹשַׁנוֹת מַיִם
- Gematria
- 1,146
This is how Shoshanat mayim is said in other languages.
- English
- water lily
- Russian
- кувшинка
- French
- nénufar
- Spanish
- nenúfar
- German
- seerose
These words mean nearly the same as Shoshanat mayim.
- נימפאהnymphaeum
- לוטוס
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These words come before and after Shoshanat mayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shoshanat mayim.
What does Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) mean in Hebrew?
Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) means water lily. It is said shoshanat mayim, with the stress on nat.
What is a synonym for Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) are נימפאה and לוטוס.
Is Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) masculine or feminine?
The word Shoshanat mayim (שושנת מים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹשַׁנוֹת מַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שושנת מים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.