The meaning of “שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר”
Understanding Shêshᵉbatstsar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(Aramaic) corresponding to שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר Sheshbazzar. - § Sheshbazzar = "worshipper of fire" - {Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabe...
שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר
(Aramaic) corresponding to שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר Sheshbazzar. - § Sheshbazzar = "worshipper of fire" - {Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name} 1) the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 5:14 | “And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;” Word: שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר (Shêshᵉbatstsar) | |
| Ezra 5:16 | “Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.” Word: שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר (Shêshᵉbatstsar) |