Lexical Definition

‎חֲבַצֶּלֶת‎ chăbatstseleth (khab-ats-tseh'-leth) crocus ^H:N-F
of uncertain derivation

rose.

• probably meadow-saffron

1) meadow-saffron, crocus, rose

See Greek: ἄνθος · κρίνον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲבַצֶּלֶת‎ noun feminine meadow-saffron or crocus (colchicum autumnale, Linn.) (Syriac , see GES^{Comm. Isa 35:1} Löw^{p. 174, No. 128}; Assyrian —abaƒillatu VR^{32, 62} is a marsh-plant, reed; compare Zim^{BP 59} Dl^{HA 34}; Prov 8:2 also Che^{l.c. and critical note}.); — ‎הַשָּׁרוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ ‎שׁוֺשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים‎ Song 2:1 (figurative of Shulamite), ‎וְתָגֵל‎ ‎עֲרָבָה וְתִפְרַח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃‎ Isa 35:1 (narcissus Che^{Isa 35:1} compare Conder^{PEF, 1878, 46} Tristr^{NHB 476} and others)

Brown-Driver-Briggs References