Etymology

rose of Sharon

Today it means: A flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · calque ofחֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן
  2. English todayrose of Sharon

Calque of Biblical Hebrew חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן (khavatsélet hasharón), from the King James Bible.

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