Rose

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.

(2): ( n.) The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.

(3): ( imp.) of Rise

(4): imp. of Rise.

(5): ( n.) The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.

(6): ( n.) The erysipelas.

(7): ( n.) A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.

(8): ( n.) A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere

(9): ( n.) A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.

(10): ( v. t.) To perfume, as with roses.

(11): ( n.) A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.

(12): ( v. t.) To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Song of Solomon 2:1;  Isaiah 35:1; the autumn crocus, the meadow saffron of a white and violet color, Colchicum Autumnale (Gesenius). The Hebrew Chabatseleth implies a bulbous plant ( Betsel , a "bulb"). The narcissus is very fragrant, and therefore more likely than the crocus; the lily is associated with it in the Song of Solomon. They blossom about the same time; another reason for the narcissus rather than the crocus, which blossoms not until autumn. The narcissus grows in the plain of Sharon (Chateaubriand, Itineraire, ii. 130). The rose is not mentioned in the Bible, but in the apocryphal Ecclesiasticus ( Sirach 24:14), "I (Wisdom) was as a rose plant in Jericho." "The rose of Jericho" is not a rose, but the Αnastatica Ηierochuntina . However, roses now grow in Palestine, both cultivated and wild. The Hebrew implying a bulbous plant may refer to the bulb-like flower of the rose with its petals folded over each other (Palestine Exploration Quarterly Statement, April 1878, p. 51).

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

הבצלת ,  Song of Solomon 2:1;  Isaiah 35:1 . The rose, so much and so often sung by the poets of Persia, Arabia, Greece, and Rome, is, indeed, the pride of the garden for elegance of form, for glow of colour, and fragrance of smell. Tournefort mentions fifty-three kinds, of which the Damascus rose, and the rose of Sharon, are the finest. The beauty of these flowers is too well known to be insisted on; and they are at this day much admired in the east, where they are extremely fragrant. In what esteem the rose was among the Greeks, may be learned from the fifth and fifty-third odes of Anacreon. Among the ancients it occupied a conspicuous place in every chaplet; it was a principal ornament in every festive meeting, and at every solemn sacrifice; and the comparisons in Sir_24:14; Sir_50:8 , show that the Jews were likewise much delighted with it. The rose bud, or opening rose, seems in particular a favourite ornament. The Jewish sensualists, in Wis_2:8 , are introduced saying, "Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments; and let no flower of the spring pass by us. Let us crown ourselves with rose buds before they are withered."

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ROSE . 1. chăbazzeleth [Heb.],   Song of Solomon 2:1 [‘ rose of Sharon ’],   Isaiah 35:1 . All authorities are agreed that the tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘rose’ adopted in the EV [Note: English Version.] is incorrect. The chăbazzeleth appears to have been a bulbed flower. The RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] suggests ‘autumn crocus’ ( Colchicum autumnale ); on the other hand, many good authorities suggest the much more striking and sweeter-scented plant the narcissus, which is a great favourite to-day in Palestine. Two species are known N. Tazetta and N. serotinus . In Wis 2:8 , Sir 24:14; Sir 39:13; Sir 50:8 we have mention of rhodon (Gr.). Whether this is, as Tristram maintains, the Rhododendron or the true rose is uncertain; both occur in parts of Palestine.

E. W. G. Masterman.

King James Dictionary

ROSE, n. s as z. L., Gr. from the root of red, ruddy. See Red.

1. A plant and flower of the genus Rosa, of many species and varieties, as the wild canine or dog-rose, the white rose, the red rose, the cinnamon rose, the eglantine or sweet briar, &c. There are five petals the calyx is urceolate, quinquefid, and corneous the seeds are numerous, hispid, and fixed to the inside of the calyx. 2. A knot of ribbon in the form of a rose, used as an ornamental tie of a shoe.

Under the rose, in secret privately in a manner that forbids disclosure.

Rose of Jericho, a plant growing on the plain of Jericho, the Anastatica hierochuntica.

ROSE, pret. of rise.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The queen of flowers, highly esteemed in its native East for its fragrance, and the beauty of its form and colors. Several varieties of wild rose are still found in Palestine. The "rose of Sharon," sacredly associated with the heavenly Bridegroom, Song of  Song of Solomon 2:1   Isaiah 35:1 , appears from the derivation of its Hebrew name to have been a bulbous plant; and is generally believed, in accordance with the ancient versions, to denote a plant of the narcissus family, perhaps the meadow-saffron, which grows in rich profusion on the plain of Sharon.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Rose. Occurs twice only, namely, in  Song of Solomon 2:1;  Isaiah 35:1. There is much difference of opinion as to what particular flower is here denoted; but it appears to us most probable that the narcissus is intended. Chateaubriand mentions the narcissus as growing in the Plain of Sharon. Roses are greatly prized in the East, more especially for the sake of the rose-water, which is much request. Dr. Hooker observed seven species of wild roses in Syria.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

chabatstseleth. The bride in the Canticles calls herself a 'rose of Sharon'; and when God again brings the Jews into blessing "the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose."  Song of Solomon 2:1;  Isaiah 35:1 . Roses grow in Palestine, but it is generally agreed that the above Hebrew word does not refer to the rose, but implies a bulbous plant, and it may be the lily, the crocus, or the narcissus. The R.V. has in the margin the 'autumn crocus.'

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Song of Solomon 2:1  Isaiah 35:1 Habatstseleth

The "rose of Sharon" is probably the cistus or rock-rose, several species of which abound in Palestine. "Mount Carmel especially abounds in the cistus, which in April covers some of the barer parts of the mountain with a glow not inferior to that of the Scottish heather." (See Myrrh [2].)

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

 Song of Solomon 2:1 (c) Some, because of its beauty and fragrance, believe it is a type of the Lord Jesus Others believe it is a type of the church because of its abundance and because of the presence of thorns in the midst of the flowers. The church, in GOD's sight, is beautiful and fragrant. It adorns all that is around it.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Plants In The Bible

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

The Hebrew word rendered 'rose' in , and , is not now generally understood to denote a rose, but probably a species of narcissus. But by the Greek word rendered 'rose' in the Apocryphal books , that flower is generally allowed to be designated.

The rose was as highly esteemed among ancient, as it is among modern nations, if we may judge by the frequent references to it in the poets of antiquity. As we know that it continues to be the favorite flower of the Persians, and is much cultivated in Egypt, we might expect more frequent mention of some of its numerous species and varieties in the Jewish writings. This, however, is not the case, and probably arises from its being less common in a wild state in a comparatively dry and warm climate like that of Syria. It is, however, indigenous in some parts. Monro, as quoted in Kitto's Physical History of Palestine, 'found in the valley of Baalbek, a creeping rose of a bright yellow color in full bloom, about the end of May. About the same time, on advancing towards Rama and Joppa from Jerusalem, the hills are found to be to a considerable extent covered with white and pink roses.' Mariti found the greatest quantity of roses in the hamlet of St. John, in the desert of the same name. 'In this place the rose-plants form small forests in the gardens. The greatest part of the roses reared there are brought to Jerusalem, where rose-water is prepared from them, of which the scent is so very exquisite, that in every part of Lycia, and also in Cyprus, it is in request above all other rose-waters.' Burckhardt was struck with the number of rose-trees which he found among the ruins of Bozra beyond the Jordan. That the rose was cultivated in Damascus is well known. Indeed one species is named Rosa Damascena from being supposed to be indigenous there. 'In the gardens of the city roses are still much cultivated. Monro says that in size they are inferior to our damask rose, and less perfect in form; but that their odor and color are far more rich. The only variety that exists in Damascus is a white rose, which appears to belong to the same species, differing only in color.'

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rōz  : (1) ( חבצּלת , ḥăbhacceleth  ; ἄνθος , ánthos , "a flower" (  Song of Solomon 2:1 ) κρίνον , krı́non , "a lily" ( Isaiah 35:1 )): By general consent English Versions of the Bible is wrong: in  Song of Solomon 2:1 margin reads "Hebrew hābazzeleth , the autumn crocus" and in  Isaiah 35:1 , margin reads "or autumn crocus." This is the Colchicum autumnale (Natural Order, Liliaceae ). A T argum on  Song of Solomon 2:1 explains the Hebrew word as "narcissus" , a very common plant in the plains and mountains of Palestine and a great favorite with the natives. Two species, N. tazetta and N. serolinus (Natural Order, Amaryllideae ), occur, the latter being the finer; they are autumn plants. All authorities agree that the so-called "rose" was some kind of bulbed plant. (2) (ῥόδον , rhódon , "the rose," mentioned in Ecclesiasticus 24:14; 39:13; 50:8; The Wisdom of Solomon 2:8; 2 Esdras 2:19): There is no reason why the rose, of which several varieties are common in Palestine, should not be meant. Tristram favors the rhododendron. The expression, "rose plants in Jericho," in Ecclesiasticus 24:14 has nothing whatever to do with what is now sold there as a "rose of Jericho," a dwarf annual plant, Anastatica hierochuntina (Natural Order, Cruciferae ), which dries up and can be made to reexpand by placing the root in water.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Rose'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/r/rose.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.