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Susa

שׁוּשַׁןStrong’s H7800

shushan (shu-shan)

Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shushan is the Hebrew word usually translated “susa”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.

“And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.”
Daniel 8:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. Shushan or Susa = "lily"
How it's translated
  • in susa 16
  • susa 4
  • and in susa 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Esther 17
  • Nehemiah 1
  • Daniel 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שׁוּשַׁן shushan · Susa

Shushan or Susa = "lily" the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes Also named: shu.shan.khi (שׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵא "Susa" H7801)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.