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Reference: Lily
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The Heb. word is probably a loan word from the Egyptian for the 'lotus.' In Arabic, it is s
The Heb. word is probably a loan word from the Egyptian for the 'lotus.' In Arabic, it is s
And [on] the capitals which [were] on top of the pillars in the porch [were] works of lilies four cubits [high].
On the top of the pillars [was] a work of lilies; and so the work of the pillars [was] finished.
Its thickness [was] a handbreadth, but its rim [was] as the work on the brim of a cup, [like the] bud of a lily; it held two thousand baths.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.