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
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her townes, and in all the Suburbs of Sharon, vpon their borders.
1611 marginal noteHebr. their goings forth.
1611 marginal noteChap. 27.29.
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
And they gaue them Hebron in the land of Iudah, and the suburbes thereof round about it.
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
And to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of Iudah, namely Hebron the citie of refuge, and Libna with her suburbes, and Iattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbes,
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
And Hilen with her suburbes, Debir with her suburbes,
1611 marginal noteOr Holon, Iosh. 21.15.
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
And Ashan with her suburbes, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbes.
1611 marginal noteOr Ain, Iosh. 21.16.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
And out of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba with her suburbes, and Alemeth with her suburbes, Anathoth with her suburbes. All their cities throughout their families were thirteene cities.
1611 marginal noteOr Almon, Iosh. 21.18.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
And the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites these cities, with their suburbs.
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
And they gaue vnto them of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, with her suburbs: they gaue also Gezer with her suburbs,
1611 marginal noteIosh. 21.21.
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
And Iokmeam with her suburbs, & Beth-horon with her suburbs,
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
And Aialon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs.
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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.
