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Credit: KENPEI

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Comments: Crocus sativus, taken in Osaka-fu, Japan

 

Credit: Bukvoed

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Comments: Crocus in Hurvat Dur, an archaeological site near Even Menahem, Israel.

 

Crocus. Crocus sativus. חבצלתḥăḇatseleṯ - Strongs: H2261.

From Easton: Rose - Many varieties of the rose proper are indigenous to Syria. The famed rose of Damascus is white, but there are also red and yellow roses. In Song of Solomon 2:1 and Isaiah 35:1 the Hebrew word _habatstseleth_ (found only in these passages), rendered "rose" (R.V. marg., "autumn crocus"), is supposed by some to mean the oleander, by others the sweet-scented narcissus (a native of Palestine), the tulip, or the daisy; but nothing definite can be affirmed regarding it.

Verses:

  • Song of Solomon 2:1
  • Isaiah 35:1
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​c/crocus.html. 2024.
 
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