how to say “rose” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

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וֶרֶד, שׁוֹשַׁנָּה

Modern Hebrew has two words for rose: וֶרֶד
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 and שׁוֹשַנָּה
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. Both are also names given to Israeli baby girls (שושנה is the original Hebrew for the English name Susanna), though not as often today as in previous generations.

While ורד first appears in the later Mishnaic Hebrew, שושנה first appears in Biblical Hebrew where recent research has shown it to refer not to a rose, but rather to a lily.

But this discovery took place too late for the masses to change their linguistic habits – שושנה remains a rose in the mouths, minds and hearts of Israelis, Hebrew-speakers and Jews around the world.

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