Shushan (שׁוּשָׁן) means Susa in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוּשָׁן
shushan
word
In English
Susa
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shushan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראעיר עתיקה, כ-250 ק"מ מזרחית לחידקל, אשר היתה עיר בירה בממלכת עילם ובאימפריה הפרסית.
הָרָצִים יָצְאוּ דְחוּפִים בִּדְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַדָּת נִתְּנָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וְהַמֶּלֶךְ וְהָמָן יָשְׁבוּ לִשְׁתּוֹת וְהָעִיר שׁוּשָׁן נָבוֹכָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shushan is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוּשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- שושן
- Said
- shushan
- Inflections
- ס' שׁוּשַׁן־
- Gematria
- 656
This is how Shushan is said in other languages.
- English
- Susa
These words rhyme with Shushan.
These words come before and after Shushan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shushan.
What does Shushan (שׁוּשָׁן) mean in Hebrew?
Shushan (שׁוּשָׁן) means Susa. It is said shushan, with the stress on shan.
What rhymes with Shushan (שׁוּשָׁן)?
Words that rhyme with Shushan (שׁוּשָׁן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שושן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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