The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:28 · retained source text
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the crie of thy pilots.
1611 marginal noteOr, waues.
KJV dictionary & concordance
suburbs
Meaning of “suburbs”
The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
115 occurrences69 verses7 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Leviticus 25:34
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Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 45:2 · retained source text
Of this there shal be for the Sanctuarie fiue hundreth in length, with fiue hundreth in bredth, square round about, and fiftie cubites round about, for the suburbs thereof.
1611 marginal noteOr, void places.
¶ And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 48:15 · retained source text
¶ And the fiue thousand that are left in the breadth ouer against the fiue and twentie thousand, shall bee a prophane place for the citie, for dwelling, and for suburbs, and the citie shall be in the midst thereof.
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 48:17 · retained source text
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the North two hundred and fiftie, and toward the South two hundred and fifty, and toward the East two hundred and fiftie, and toward the West two hundred and fiftie.
Complete reference index — all 69 verses
Leviticus 25:34Numbers 35:2Numbers 35:3Numbers 35:4Numbers 35:5Numbers 35:7Joshua 14:4Joshua 21:2Joshua 21:3Joshua 21:8Joshua 21:11Joshua 21:13Joshua 21:14Joshua 21:15Joshua 21:16Joshua 21:17Joshua 21:18Joshua 21:19Joshua 21:21Joshua 21:22Joshua 21:23Joshua 21:24Joshua 21:25Joshua 21:26Joshua 21:27Joshua 21:28Joshua 21:29Joshua 21:30Joshua 21:31Joshua 21:32Joshua 21:33Joshua 21:34Joshua 21:35Joshua 21:36Joshua 21:37Joshua 21:38Joshua 21:39Joshua 21:41Joshua 21:422 Kings 23:111 Chronicles 5:161 Chronicles 6:551 Chronicles 6:571 Chronicles 6:581 Chronicles 6:591 Chronicles 6:601 Chronicles 6:641 Chronicles 6:671 Chronicles 6:681 Chronicles 6:691 Chronicles 6:701 Chronicles 6:711 Chronicles 6:721 Chronicles 6:731 Chronicles 6:741 Chronicles 6:751 Chronicles 6:761 Chronicles 6:771 Chronicles 6:781 Chronicles 6:791 Chronicles 6:801 Chronicles 6:811 Chronicles 13:22 Chronicles 11:142 Chronicles 31:19Ezekiel 27:28Ezekiel 45:2Ezekiel 48:15Ezekiel 48:17
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗[Latin suburbium; sub and urbs, a city.] 1. A building without the walls of a city, but near them; or more generally, the parts that lie without the walls, but in the vicinity of a city. The word may signify buildings, streets or territory. We say, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden is situated in the suburbs of London or Paris. 2. The confines; the out part. The suburb of their straw-built citadel.