שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר
she.she.bats.tsarProper Noun (Masculine)H8340
Sheshbazzar
From: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8339 (שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר)
Short Definition
{Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name}
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at ; KJV: Zorobabel at ; Aramaic of ze.rub.ba.vel (*זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל *"Zerubbabel" H2216) § Sheshbazzar = "worshipper of fire" the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezra
2
Key Passages
- Ezra 5:14
- Ezra 5:16
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