Lexicon
חֲבַצֶּלֶת
cha.vats.tse.let
H2261
H:N-F Hebrew

crocus

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

cha.vats.tse.let denotes a flowering plant named in self-description and in the wilderness's sprouting.

The two occurrences present cha.vats.tse.let as a flowering plant: one in a speaker's self-description in Song of Songs 2:1 and one in the wilderness's sprouting in Isaiah 35:1.

Senses in use

  1. Flowering plant in description and growth · dominant

    In Song of Songs 2:1, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the speaker's description, while the APB renders the clause "I am a crocus of Sharon." In Isaiah 35:1, the feminine singular absolute form occurs after the Arabah is said to sprout; the APB renders the clause "and sprout like the crocus."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "crocus" in both verses, within a self-description in Song of Songs 2:1 and a comparison for the wilderness's sprouting in Isaiah 35:1. The verse is read as a whole.

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