שושן
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
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שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n) |
From Egyptian zšn. Compare Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson, “lily”) and Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen).
Pronunciation
edit- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃoːˈʃɔːn/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃoˈʃan/
Noun
editשׁוֹשָׁן • (shoshán) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹשָׁנִים)
Related terms
edit- שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshaná)
References
editEtymology 2
editUltimately from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Compare Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (ç-u-š-a /çūšā/) and Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃuːˈʃɔːn/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃuˈʃan/
Proper noun
editשׁוּשָׁן • (shushán)
- Susa, Shushan (the ancient capital of Elam, in modern Iran)
- Tanach, Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃
- bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh 'akhashverósh 'al kisé mal'khutó 'ashér b'shushan habirá.
- that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
References
edit- “שושן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
edit- שושנאים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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