Shushan
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Shushan (19 Occurrences)
... Modern explorers have brought to light numerous relics, and the ground-plan of the
splendid palace of Shushan, one of the residences of the great king ...SHUSHAN. ...
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Shushan-eduth (1 Occurrence)
Shushan-eduth. << ShushanEduth, Shushan-eduth. Shut >>. Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
(see SHOSHANNIM.). Multi-Version Concordance Shushan-eduth (1 Occurrence). ...
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Susa (20 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SUSA. su'-sa, soo'-sa (Additions to Esther 11:3).
See SHUSHAN. Multi-Version Concordance Susa (20 Occurrences). ...
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Castle (26 Occurrences)
... of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth
year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See JPS). Nehemiah ...
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Eduth (3 Occurrences)
... e'-duth (`edhuth, "testimony," a technical term for the Ten Commandments or for
the Law): In Psalm 60 title, "set to Shushan Eduth" (literally, "a lily (is ...
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Citadel (20 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See NIV). ...
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Edict (22 Occurrences)
... The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed. (See
NIV). ... A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. ...
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Capital (29 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See RSV). ...
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Fourteenth (25 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth
day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan...
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Runners (21 Occurrences)
... Esther 3:15 The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement
was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the ...
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Issued (40 Occurrences)
... The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed. ... A decree
was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. ...
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Decree (82 Occurrences)
... The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed. ... A decree
was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. ...
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Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the castle, whose name was Mordecai
the son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish, a Benjamite, (See RSV). ...
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Lily (9 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew name shushan or shoshan, ie, "whiteness", was used as the general name
of several plants common to Syria, such as the tulip, iris, anemone, gladiolus ...
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Posts (68 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Esther 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's
commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. ...
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Michtam (12 Occurrences)
... Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician; 'set to' Shushan Eduth. ... (ASV). Psalms 60:1 <To the
chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. ...
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Published (18 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard,
and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to ...
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Consternation (8 Occurrences)
... (WBS). Esther 3:15 The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's
commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. ...
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Aram-zobah (2 Occurrences)
... my high tower, the God of my mercy. Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician; 'set
to' Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; and when ...
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Adar (10 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth
day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan...
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Shushanchites (1 Occurrence)
... shushanekhaye' (Aramaic); Codex Vaticanus Sousunachaioi; the King James Version
Susanchites): Colonists in Samaria whose original home was in Shushan (Ezra 4:9 ...
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Strove (25 Occurrences)
... mercy. Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician; 'set to' Shushan Eduth. ... (ASV). Psalms
60:1 {To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam ...
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Elam (24 Occurrences)
... "The earliest Elamite kingdom seems to have been that of Anzan, the exact site of
which is uncertain; but in the time of Abraham, Shushan or Susa appears to ...
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Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:3). He was one of the "Jews of the dispersion," and in his youth was
appointed to the important office of royal cup-bearer at the palace of Shushan. ...
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Fortress (75 Occurrences)
... of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth
year, as I was in Shushan the fortress, (DBY). Nehemiah ...
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Shur (6 Occurrences)

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Hanged (36 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:13 Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the
Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and ...
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Elamites (2 Occurrences)
... The great capital of the tract, however, was Susa (Shushan), whence its Greek name
of Susiana, interchanging with Elymais, from the Semitic Elam. ...
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Prey (105 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the
fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan...
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Public (99 Occurrences)
... Esther 3:15 The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement
was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the ...
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Plunder (118 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth
day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan...
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Esther (48 Occurrences)
... to the exiles to return to Jerusalem; and she resided with her cousin Mordecai,
who held some office in the household of the Persian king at "Shushan in the ...
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Statement (88 Occurrences)
... Esther 3:15 The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement
was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the ...
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Haman's (8 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:13 Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the
Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and ...
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Quick-running (4 Occurrences)
... on the quick-running horses used on the king's business, wasting no time and forced
on by the king's order; and the order was given out in Shushan, the king's ...
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Vajezatha (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Purity; worthy of honour, one of Haman's sons, whom
the Jews slew in the palace of Shushan (Esther 9:9). Int. ...
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Vashti (10 Occurrences)
... who was deposed from her royal dignity because she refused to obey the king when
he desired her to appear in the banqueting hall of Shushan the palace (Esther 1 ...
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Kislev (2 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See NIV). ...
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King-like (1 Occurrence)
... dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and
clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud ...
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Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences)
... of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth
year, as I was in Shushan the castle, (See RSV). Nehemiah ...
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Ulai (2 Occurrences)
... and Theodotion in 8:16, Oulai Latin, Eulaeus): 1. The Name and Its Forms: A river
which, running through the province of Elam, flowed through Shushan or Susa. ...
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Ointments (9 Occurrences)
... 2:3 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 ...
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Joyous (10 Occurrences)
... dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and
clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud ...
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Gallows (8 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:13 Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the
Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and ...
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Girls (27 Occurrences)
... when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had
been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was ...
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Water-door (1 Occurrence)
... Daniel 8:2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw it, I was in the strong town
Shushan, which is in the country of Elam; and in the vision I was by the water ...
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Inspectors (10 Occurrences)
... and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather
every young woman -- virgin, of good appearance -- unto Shushan the palace ...
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Implore (14 Occurrences)
... Esther 4:8 He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given
out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her ...
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Impelled (7 Occurrences)
... in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city
of Shushan was perplexed. (See NAS). Esther 8:14 So the ...
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Thirteenth (12 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:18 But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth
and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that ...
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Effected (19 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:14 And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given
out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected. (BBE). ...
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Enclosed (16 Occurrences)
... Esther 1:5 When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all
the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in ...
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Explain (30 Occurrences)
... Esther 4:8 He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given
out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her ...
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Dromedary (3 Occurrences)
... riding on the dromedary, 'and' the mules, have gone out, hastened and pressed by
the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace. (YLT). ...
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Maidens (40 Occurrences)
... Esther 4:16 "Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and
fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. ...
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Mules (14 Occurrences)
... pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan
the palace. (KJV WBS YLT). Isaiah 66:20 They shall bring ...
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Mounted (32 Occurrences)
... king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the fortress. (DBY
RSV). Psalms 78:21 Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A ...
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Riding (30 Occurrences)
... riding on the dromedary, 'and' the mules, have gone out, hastened and pressed by
the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace. ...
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Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences)
... and out of Zobah. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS). Psalms 60:1 {To the chief
Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to ...
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Purifications (3 Occurrences)
... and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather
every young woman -- virgin, of good appearance -- unto Shushan the palace ...
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Parshandatha (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary An interpreter of the law, the eldest of Haman's sons,
slain in Shushan (Esther 9:7). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PARSHANDATHA. ...
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Purim (5 Occurrences)
... their cause. In Shushan, the royal city, a second day, the 14th, was granted
the Jews for vengeance on their foes (9:11-16). In ...
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Perplexed (16 Occurrences)
... citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan
was perplexed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV). Daniel 4 ...
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Pur (3 Occurrences)
... their cause. In Shushan, the royal city, a second day, the 14th, was granted
the Jews for vengeance on their foes (9:11-16). In ...
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Parmashta (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Strong-fisted, a son of Haman, slain in Shushan
(Esther 9:9). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PARMASHTA. ...
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Bewildered (11 Occurrences)
... The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed. (See
NIV). Job 41:25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. ...
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Benjaminite (9 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:5 There was in Shushan the fortress a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai,
the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite, (DBY ...
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Chisleu (2 Occurrences)
... Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year,
as I was in Shushan the palace, (KJV WBS YLT). Zechariah ...
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Chislev (2 Occurrences)
... Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as
I was in Shushan the palace, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV). ...
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Couriers (16 Occurrences)
... citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of
Shushan was perplexed. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV). Esther 8:10 ...
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Capitol (1 Occurrence)
... Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See NAS). ...
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Coursers (3 Occurrences)
... blood went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment.
And the decree was given at Shushan the fortress. (DBY). ...
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Aram-naharaim (5 Occurrences)
... out of Zobah. (See JPS YLT). Psalms 60:1 <To the chief music-maker; put
to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he ...
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Ahasuerus (28 Occurrences)
... Esther 1:2 that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his
kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS). ...
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Ahasu-e'rus (30 Occurrences)
... Esther 1:2 that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne
of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle, (See RSV). ...
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Aramzobah (1 Occurrence)
... See SYRIA. Multi-Version Concordance Aramzobah (1 Occurrence). Psalms 60:1 <To the
chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. ...
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Annihilation (3 Occurrences)
... Esther 4:8 He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given
out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/annihilation.htm - 7k

Selfsurrender
... that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so
he opened not his mouth." Nehemiah surrendered position in Shushan to help ...
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ShushanEduth
ShushanEduth. << Shushanchites, ShushanEduth. Shushan-eduth >>. Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... (see SHOSHANNIM.). << Shushanchites, ShushanEduth. Shushan-eduth >>. ...
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