Shulamite

[ shoo-luh-mahyt ]

noun

1. an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the biblical book of Song of Solomon.

Shulamite

/ ˈʃuːləˌmaɪt /

noun

1. Old Testament an epithet of uncertain meaning applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13

Example Sentences

Here the lovely Shulamite of the lovelier Scripture lyric fed her flocks by the shepherd's tents.

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The Well-beloved to whom this Shulamite would hasten was a bald-headed provincial lawyer who wore spectacles and three mufflers.

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It is, for instance, dubious whether the first speaker is Solomon or the Shulamite.

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What will you see in the Shulamite whom the King has compared to an army?

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Some day she will cry out, with the Shulamite, 'Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.'

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