חוֹחַ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. golden thistle (Scolymus)
2. briar, thorn, thornbush (biblical)
3. hook, ring (biblical)
4. aperture, cleft (hapax legomenon, biblical)
Pronunciation
khóakh
Examples1
כשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים
כֵּן רַעְיָתִי בֵּין הַבָּנוֹת׃
Like a lily among thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens.