What does שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Shushan , a place in Persia".
Hebrew · H7800
שׁוּשַׁן
Shushan , a place in Persia
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שׁוּשַׁן H7800
Pronunciation šûšan
What does שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Shushan , a place in Persia".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7800?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Susa (14), in Susa (5), [there] (1), in Susa, however (1).
Where does שׁוּשַׁן (šûšan) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (19), Daniel (1), Nehemiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Susa 14× Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3
in Susa 5× Esther 4:8, Esther 4:16, Esther 9:13, Esther 9:14
[there] 1× Esther 9:15
in Susa, however 1× Esther 9:18
Show sample aligned rows
Nehemiah 1:1 בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן to of Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Esther 1:2 בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן to of Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 1:5 בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן to of Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 2:3 שׁוּשַׁ֤ן to of Susa Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 2:5 בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן to of Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 2:8 שׁוּשַׁ֥ן to of Susa Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 3:15 בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן to of Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 3:15 שׁוּשָׁ֖ן to of Susa Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 4:8 בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן to in Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 4:16 בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן to in Susa Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Nehemiah 1:1
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 3
Nehemiah 1 Esther 19 Daniel 1
Source forms
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן 4x bə·šū·šan Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 8:14, Esther 9:11
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן 4x bə·šū·šan Esther 2:5, Esther 3:15, Esther 9:12, Daniel 8:2
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן 3x bə·šū·šān Esther 4:16, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:18
בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן 1x ḇə·šū·šān Esther 9:15
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן 1x bə·šū·šan Esther 1:5
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן 1x bə·šū·šān Esther 4:8
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ן 1x bə·šū·šān Esther 9:13
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן 1x bə·šū·šān Esther 9:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 14x Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:5, Esther 3:15
Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Esther 2:3, Esther 2:8, Esther 3:15, Esther 8:15
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Nehemiah 1:1, Daniel 8:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Esther 9:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shushan , a place in Persia
Source Gloss
Shushan , a place in Persia
Extended definition
Shushan.
Word Origins
שׁוּשַׁן is built from this root:
שׁוּשַׁן H7799
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain