שֵׁשַׁךְ

she.shakhNounH8347

Babylon

From: of foreign derivation;

Short Definition

Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon

Full Lexicon Entry

Sheshach = "thy fine linen" another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach' Another name of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, *בָּבֶל *"Babylon" H0894)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
2

Key Passages

  • Jeremiah 25:26
  • Jeremiah 51:41

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