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OSHB Est 4:8 בְּשׁוּשָׁן (bə, shūshān) Strongs=b, 7800 Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’
contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’
Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Location=Susa Year=-453

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The word form ‘בְּשׁוּשָׁן’ (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) is always and only glossed as ‘in, Susa’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘[are]_in,Susa’, ‘[were]_in,Susa’, ‘in,Susa’.

Hebrew words (15) other than בְּשׁוּשָׁן (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Susa’

NEH 1:1 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB NEH 1:1 word 12

OET-LV: 1 the _words/messages _of Nəḩem^yāh the _son _of Ḩₐkal^yāh and_he/it _was in_the _month _of Kişlēv year _of twenty and_I I _was in_Shūshan the_citadel. (NEH_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 The account by Hakalyah’s son Nehemyah (Nehemiah).
¶ In the month of Kislev during the twentieth year of the reign of King Artahshashta (Artaxerxes) over the Persian Empire, I was in the capital city of Shushan (Susa). (NEH 1:1)

EST 1:2 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[was]_in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 1:2 word 10

OET-LV: 2 In _the_days the_those just_as _sat the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh on the _throne _of his/its_kingdom which was_in_Shūshan the_citadel. (EST_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 In those days, he ruled his empire from a city called Shushan, Persia’s capital. (EST 1:2)

EST 1:5 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 1:5 word 9

OET-LV: 5 And_when_were _completed the_days the_these he _made the_king to/from_all/each/any/every the_people who_were_found in_Shūshan the_citadel (to)_from_great and_unto insignificant a _feast seven _of days in_the _courtyard _of the _garden _of the _palace _of the _king. (EST_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then at the end of that time, the king hosted another celebration, but this time for all the people in the royal fort in Shushan, from the nobles to the least prestigious. He held this celebration over an entire week in the enclosed garden of the royal palace. (EST 1:5)

EST 2:3 שׁוּשַׁן (shūshan) Lemma=‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual word gloss=‘Susa’ word gloss=‘Shūshan’ OSHB EST 2:3 word 15

OET-LV: 3 And_let _him _appoint the_king appointees in_all the _provinces _of his/its_kingdom and_let _them _gather DOM every _of girl virgin good _of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the _house _of the _women into the _hand _of Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_let _him _give cleansings _of_their. (EST_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments. (EST 2:3)

EST 2:5 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 2:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 a _man a _Jew he _was in_Shūshan the_citadel and_his/its_name was_Mārəddəkay the _son _of Yāʼīr/(Jair) the _son _of Shimˊī the _son _of Qīsh a _man a _Jaminite. (EST_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 At that time, there was a Jewish man named Mordekai living in the capital city of Shushan. (He was from the tribe of Benjamin: his father was Jair, his grandfather was Shimei, and his great-grandfather was Kish (EST 2:5)

EST 2:8 שׁוּשַׁן (shūshan) Lemma=‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual word gloss=‘Susa’ word gloss=‘Shūshan’ OSHB EST 2:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was when_were _heard the _edict _of the_king and_his _of_orders and_when_were _gathered young _women many to Shūshan the_citadel into the _hand _of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she _was _taken to the _house _of the_king into the _hand _of Hegai the _one _who_kept _of the_women. (EST_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegai’s charge, and this is what happened to Esther. (Hegai was the overseer of the women.) (EST 2:8)

EST 3:15 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 3:15 word 8

OET-LV: 15 The_runners they _went _out hurried at_the _message _of the_king and_the_law it _was _given in_Shūshan the_citadel and_the_king and_Haman they _sat _down to_drink and_the_city of _Shūshan it _was _in _confusion. (EST_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 So couriers hurried off with the letters as the king had commanded. A herald in the capital city of Shushan also proclaimed what the letters said. Then the king and Haman relaxed and drank together, but there was total confusion in Shushan about how all of this would work out. (EST 3:15)

EST 3:15 שׁוּשָׁן (shūshān) Lemma=‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Susa’ word gloss=‘Shūshan’ OSHB EST 3:15 word 15

EST 8:14 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 8:14 word 12

OET-LV: 14 The_runners who_rode _of the _steed[s] (the)_royal they _went _out hastened and_hurried at_the _message _of the_king and_the_law it _was _given in_Shūshan the_citadel. (EST_8:14)

OET-RV: 14 So the couriers on the royal horses rode out quickly under the king’s orders to deliver the letters. The new law was also proclaimed throughout the capital city of Shushan. (EST 8:14)

EST 8:15 שׁוּשָׁן (shūshān) Lemma=‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual word gloss=‘Susa’ word gloss=‘Shūshan’ OSHB EST 8:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 and_Mārəddəkay he _went _out from_to/for_face/front/presence the_king in_clothing _of royalty _of violet _stuff and_white _cloth and_a _crown _of gold great and_a _robe _of fine _linen and_purple and_the_city Shūshan it _cried _aloud and_it _rejoiced. (EST_8:15)

OET-RV: 15 The king gave Mordekai royal clothing that was blue and white, with a large gold crown, and a purple robe made from fine linen. The people of Shushan cheered happily when Mordekai exited the palace. (EST 8:15)

EST 9:6 וּבְשׁוּשַׁן (ūⱱəshūshan) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘and, in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 9:6 word 1

OET-LV: 6 And_in_Shūshan the_citadel they _killed the_Yəhūdī and_they _destroyed five hundred(s) man. (EST_9:6)

OET-RV: 6 In the capital city of Shushan, the Jews killed 500 men (EST 9:6)

EST 9:11 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 9:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 In _the_day (the)_that the _number _of it _came of_those_killed in_Shūshan the_citadel to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king. (EST_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 At the end of the day, the king received a report about how many people the Jews had killed in the capital city of Shushan (EST 9:11)

EST 9:12 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 9:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 and_he/it _said the_king to_ʼEştēr the_queen in_Shūshan the_citadel they _have _killed the_Yəhūdī and_they _have _destroyed five hundred(s) man and_DOM the _ten _of the _sons _of Haman in_the _rest _of the _provinces _of the_king what have _they _done and_what petition _of_is_your and_it _will _be _given to/for_you(fs) and_what request _of_is_your more and_it _will _be _done. (EST_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 and he told Queen Esther, “Here in the capital city of Shushan the Jews have killed 500 men, including Haman’s ten sons. In the rest of my empire, they must have killed many more than that! So tell me what else you want and I’ll do it for you. I’ll do whatever you ask, so do tell me.” (EST 9:12)

EST 9:15 בְשׁוּשָׁן (ⱱəshūshān) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB EST 9:15 word 12

OET-LV: 15 And_they _assembled the_Yəhūdī who were_in_Shūshan also in/on_day four- teen of_the _month _of of _Adar and_they _killed in_Shūshan three hundred(s) man and_on_plunder not they _stretched _out DOM hand _of_their. (EST_9:15)

OET-RV: 15 So the next day on the 14th, the Jews in Shushan gathered together again and killed 300 more men in Shushan. But once again they did not take the things that belonged to those men. (EST 9:15)

DAN 8:2 בְּשׁוּשַׁן (bəshūshan) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘שׁוּשַׁן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[was]_in, Susa’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, Susa’ OSHB DAN 8:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And_I _saw in_vision and_he/it _was when_I_saw and_I was_in_Shūshan the_citadel which is_in_Elam the_province and_I _saw in_vision and_I I _was at the _canal _of ʼŪlay. (DAN_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 In the vision, I saw that I was at the fortress in Shusan (often called Susa, in Eylam province), beside the Ulai Canal. (DAN 8:2)

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Hebrew wordlink #230020

Hebrew words (15) other than בְּשׁוּשָׁן (Morphology=R PoS=preposition Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Susa’

Hebrew words (15) other than בְּשׁוּשָׁן (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Susa’