'I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys' is one of the most quoted lines from the whole book, though in context it's the woman describing herself, not a title given to Christ as later hymns sometimes imply.
Literary<b>A rose.</b> This is a rose שׁוֹשַׁנָּה=חֲבַצֶּלֶת.<sup class="footnote-marker">1</sup><i class="footnote">Alternatively, a young rose is called חבצלת and requires the abundant sunshine of the mountains. A mature rose is called שושנה, and the clima...
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