"שושן" meaning in Hebrew

See שושן in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃuːˈʃɔːn/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ʃuˈʃan/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: שׁוּשָׁן [canonical], shushán [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Compare Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (ç-u-š-a /⁠çūšā⁠/) and Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa). Etymology templates: {{der|he|elx|𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗|tr=šušen}} Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen), {{cog|peo|𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠|ts=çūšā}} Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (ç-u-š-a /⁠çūšā⁠/), {{cog|grc|Σοῦσα}} Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|tr=shushán|wv=שׁוּשָׁן}} שׁוּשָׁן • (shushán)
  1. Susa, Shushan (the ancient capital of Elam, in modern Iran) Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Historical capitals, Places in Iran Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-שושן-he-name-BTJX4bed Disambiguation of Flowers: 83 17 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ʃoːˈʃɔːn/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ʃoˈʃan/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: שׁוֹשָׁן [canonical], shoshán [romanization], שׁוֹשָׁנִים [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: Root שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n) From Egyptian zšn. Compare Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson, “lily”) and Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen). Etymology templates: {{HE root|שׁשׁן}} Root שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n), {{der|he|egy|zšn}} Egyptian zšn, {{cog|grc|σοῦσον|t=lily}} Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson, “lily”), {{cog|cop|ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ}} Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=שׁוֹשָׁנִים|tr=shoshán|wv=שׁוֹשָׁן}} שׁוֹשָׁן • (shoshán) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹשָׁנִים)
  1. lily Synonyms: שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshaná)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "ref": "Tanach, Esther [[s:he:T3301#א_ב|1:2]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
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          "text": "בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃",
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