חֲבַצֶּלֶת
chavatselet · crocus, meadow flower
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2261 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chavatselet (חֲבַצֶּלֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “crocus, meadow flower”.
A wild flower of the meadows (crocus or narcissus).
How to say it
cha·va·tse·let
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A wildflower of the fields; which one is uncertain.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Song of Songs 2:1
I am the narcissus of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.
- Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad, and the Arabah will rejoice and blossom like the narcissus.