How to Pronounce Shushan

What does Shushan mean?

Shushan means “lily; rose; joy”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Shushan?

A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is the modern Shush, on the northwest of Shuster. Once a magnificent city, it is now an immense mass of ruins. Here Daniel saw one of his visions (Dan. 8); and here also Nehemiah (Neh. 1) began his public life. Most of the events recorded in the Book of Esther took place here.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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