שׁוּשַׁן, (b. h.) pr. n. pl. Shushan, Susa, the capital of the Persian empire; שׁ׳ הַבִּירָה the Castle of S. Midd. I, 3 שער המזרחי עליו ש׳ הב׳ צורה the eastern gate of the Temple mount on which the picture of the Castle of S. was sculptured. Kel. XVII, 9 שתי אמות בש׳ הב׳ two standard cubit measures were deposited in the gate called the Castle of S.; Men. 98ᵃ; Bekh. 39ᵇ sq.; Pes. 86ᵃ. Meg. 2ᵇ מה ש׳ מוקפת וכ׳ as S. was known to be a fortified city since the days of Ahasverus &c. Ib. לחלק בין ש׳ וכ׳ to make a distinction between S. and other towns; a. fr.