KJV dictionary & concordance
The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Leviticus 25:34
Complete exact-word concordance
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
¶ And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
¶ And vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Iokneam, with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs, foure cities.
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs,
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs, foure cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
Heshbon with her suburbs, Iazer with her suburbs, foure cities in all.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were fourty and eight cities, with their suburbs.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
These cities were euery one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
And he tooke away the horses that the kings of Iudah had giuen to the Sunne, at the entring in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlaine, which was in the suburbs, and burnt the charets of the Sunne with fire,
1611 marginal noteOr, Eunuch, or Officer.
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Historical English dictionary sources
[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.
