Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “שֵׁשַׁךְ”
Understanding Shêshak reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
of foreign derivation Sheshach. - § Sheshach = "thy fine linen" - Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon 1) another name fo...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
שֵׁשַׁךְ
Phoneticshay-shak'
TransliterationShêshak
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
of foreign derivation Sheshach. - § Sheshach = "thy fine linen" - Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon 1) another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach'
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 25:26 | “And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.” Word: שֵׁשַׁךְ (Shêshak) | |
| Jeremiah 51:41 | “How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!” Word: שֵׁשַׁךְ (Shêshak) |