Strong's Concordance
Original word: שׁוּשָׁן
Transliteration: Shushan
Definition (short): Susa
Definition (full): Susa -- residence of person kings
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from the same as shushan
Definition: residence of Pers. kings
NASB Translation: Susa (21).
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References
KJV:
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
NASB:
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol,
KJV:
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
NASB:
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,
KJV:
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
NASB:
When these days were completed, the king gave a banquet lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
KJV:
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
NASB:
"Let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given them.