View the narcissus
This instance of the original Hebrew word translated "rose" indicates a bulbous plant, so it cannot be a true rose bush. The accepted view is that this is a reference to the Narcissus tazetta, which is yellow in color. The earliest Chaldean paraphrase of the Holy Bible gives the Hebrew word narkum, meaning narcissus, and the Talmud also uses narkum. The Persians call it norgus, which throughout the east has signified the polyanthus narcissus. In the Holy Land this flower is a dazzling yellow color, a color not found in cooler climates. It is a flower found growing wild in the desert from the Mediterranean Sea to the center of Israel and blooming in January. The central crown or corona gets its name from the Italian word tazza, meaning "a cup."
Isaiah 35:1-2 (KJV) The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and
singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel
and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our
God.
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