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 times

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

Ezra
2

Key Passages

  • Ezra 5:14
  • Ezra 5:16

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