The rose of English Bibles translates a Hebrew flower name that appears twice, and the flower it names was probably not a rose. In Song of Songs 2:1 the woman says, “I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.” An NIV footnote calls the flower “probably a member of the crocus family”. The NIV heads that line “She”, with a footnote “Or He”. The Hebrew word for the flower, chabatstseleth, occurs in Song of Songs 2:1 and…
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