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Su⋅san⋅na

[soo-zan-uh]
–noun
1. a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.
2. Also, Su⋅san⋅nah. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “lily.”
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Su·san·na   (sōō-zān'ə)   
In the Apocrypha, a captive in Babylon who was falsely accused of adultery and was rescued by Daniel.
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Word Origin & History

Susanna 
fem. proper name, from L. Susanna, from Gk. Sousana, from Heb. Shoshannah, lit. "a lily." One of the women that attended Jesus in his journeys.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Susanna

lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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