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Song of Solomon 2:2

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Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.

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The Hebrew and Greek words behind this passage, with Strong's numbers — from openscriptures (CC BY-SA).

Strong's Concordancev. 2

שׁוּשַׁן (shûwshan, H7799) — a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight)… חוֹחַ (chôwach, H2336) — a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nose רַעְיָה (raʻyâh, H7474) — a female associate בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and…

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