What does "Lily" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Lily?

LIL'Y (Heb. shusan; Arabic susan). The Arabs use this word for any beautiful flower resembling a lily, and in this general sense it is probably employed Scarlet Lily. (Lilium Chalcedonicum.) in the Bible, the connection often suggesting to an Oriental mind the particular species meant. The only true lily now found in Palestine is the scarlet martagon (Lilium chulcedonicum). It is likely that a white and fragrant kind (L. candidum) was once found on the coast, and this may have been the species referred to in such Lily. (Anemone coronarla.) passages as Cant. Song 2:1. But neither kind was probably ever generally abundant. Many related flowers of great beauty are common, such as irises, tulips, hyacinths, and a gladiolus. If any particular plant is meant, the scarlet anemone (Anemone coronaria) best answers the conditions of color, Cant. Song 5:13, universal abundance, and gorgeousness. Matt 6:28-29. This flower is called a lily by the Arabs. In the scarcity of wood the common flowering weeds of the fields are ordinarily gathered for fuel, and under the hot sun and dry wind Matt 6:30 is often literally fulfilled.

What is the Hebrew word for Lily?

Where does Lily appear in the Bible?

Lily is referenced in 5 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Kings 7:26
• 2 Chronicles 4:5
• Hosea 14:5
• Song of Songs 2:1
• Song of Songs 2:2

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Lily.