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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.
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.
The employment of unusual forms of language cannot be considered as a sign of ancient Hebrew poetry. In Genesis 9:25–27 and elsewhere the form lamo occurs. But this form, which represents partly lahem and partly lo, has many counterparts in Hebrew grammar, as, for example, kemo instead of ke-; [2] or -emo = "them"; [3] or -emo = "their"; [4] or elemo = "to them" [5] —forms found in ...
Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s.
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.
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is an English nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed.
There are a number of possible rhyme schemes for a kyrielle, though the refrain is always the final line of each stanza. [1] English kyrielles include Thomas Campion's "With broken heart and contrite sigh" and John Payne's "A lark in the mesh of the tangled vine."
Maranatha (Aramaic: מרנאתא ) is an Aramaic phrase which occurs once in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 16:22).It also appears in Didache 10:14. [1] It is transliterated into Greek letters rather than translated and, given the nature of early manuscripts, the lexical difficulty rests in determining just which two Aramaic words constitute the single Greek expression.