Shulamite
[ shoo-luh-mahyt ]
/ ˈʃu ləˌmaɪt /
noun
an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
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Example sentences from the Web for shulamite
It is, for instance, dubious whether the first speaker is Solomon or the Shulamite.
Bible Studies|Joseph M. WheelerThe Well-beloved to whom this Shulamite would hasten was a bald-headed provincial lawyer who wore spectacles and three mufflers.
Some day she will cry out, with the Shulamite, 'Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.'
Samuel Brohl & Company|Victor CherbuliezWhat will you see in the Shulamite whom the King has compared to an army?
British Dictionary definitions for shulamite
Shulamite
/ (ˈʃuːləˌmaɪt) /
noun
Old Testament an epithet of uncertain meaning applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13
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