Shulamite

[ shoo-luh-mahyt ]

/ ˈʃu ləˌmaɪt /

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noun

an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.

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Words nearby Shulamite

shuggy, Shuha, Shu Han, shul, Shula, Shulamite, Shulchan Aruch, Shulhan Arukh, Shull, Shultz, Shumen

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How to use Shulamite in a sentence

Here the lovely Shulamite of the lovelier Scripture lyric fed her flocks by the shepherd's tents.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
The Well-beloved to whom this Shulamite would hasten was a bald-headed provincial lawyer who wore spectacles and three mufflers.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic
It is, for instance, dubious whether the first speaker is Solomon or the Shulamite.
Bible Studies|Joseph M. Wheeler
What will you see in the Shulamite whom the King has compared to an army?
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus

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 Cherbuliez

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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