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Not even the parallelismus membrorum is an absolutely certain indication of ancient Hebrew poetry. This "parallelism" occurs in the portions of the Hebrew Bible that are at the same time marked frequently by the so-called dialectus poetica; it consists in a remarkable correspondence in the ideas expressed in two successive units (hemistiches, verses, strophes, or larger units); for example ...
Another candidate is the autumn-flowering Sternbergia lutea, one of the English common names of which is ‘lily-of-the field’. [4] France notes that flowers were less specifically defined in that era, and lily could be a word referring to any showy variety. [5] The verse could also just mean flowers in general, rather than a specific variety.
Shoshannim (Hebrew ששנים, 'lilies') is mentioned in Psalm 45 and Psalm 69.Its meaning in these Psalms is uncertain. Some believe it to be a kind of lily-shaped straight trumpet, [1] a six-stringed instrument, [2] a word commencing a song [3] or the melody to which these psalms were to be sung.
The Orange Lily O', an Orange song about how Erin's Orange Lily was grander than similar items throughout the British Isles. A medical version of the song is featured in the TV Sitcom "Doctor in the House" episode "Keep it Clean" and is sung by students Michael Upton, Duncan Waring, Paul Collier, Dave Briddock, and Huw Evans in the student ...
The Lily of the Valley is a standard gospel song which has appeared in many protestant hymnals. It was written by Charles W. Fry reflecting his experience with the Salvation Army . Fry and his family were members of the Salvation Army organization founded by William Booth which was then in crisis.
Allegorical interpretation of the Bible is an interpretive method that assumes that the Bible has various levels of meaning and tends to focus on the spiritual sense, which includes the allegorical sense, the moral (or tropological) sense, and the anagogical sense, as opposed to the literal sense.
Rhymes may be classified according to their position in the verse: Tail rhyme (also called end rhyme or rime couée) is a rhyme in the final syllable(s) of a verse (the most common kind). Internal rhyme occurs when a word or phrase in the interior of a line rhymes with a word or phrase at the end of a line, or within a different line.
Lily: Purity, theological virtues of justice, charity and hope; also the Holy Trinity. The White Lily is specific to virginal saints, whether female or male: Lilies with three petals [3] Lily of the valley: Chastity, humility and humbleness of Mary: Palm branch: Martyrdom: Symbol of victory, triumph and peace Passionflower: Crucifixion of Jesus