Chăbatstseleth — H2261

Definition

feminine noun

probably meadow-saffron

1. meadow-saffron, crocus, rose

Usually translated as

rose

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Greek equivalents

• ánthos (G438)
• krínon (G2918)

Occurrences

Chăbatstseleth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (1)

• Song of Songs 2:1 — I am the rose (חֲבַצֶּ֣לֶת) of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
• Isaiah 35:1 — The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose (כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת).