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שֵׁשַׁי H8344

H8344 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשַׁי, transliterated Shêshay and said shay-shah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it sheshai.

Word: שֵׁשַׁיTransliteration: ShêshaySaid: shay-shah'-eeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

Sheshai, a Canaanite.

Where it comes from

probably for H8343 (שָׁשַׁי).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sheshai 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: Sheshai.

Verses using שֵׁשַׁי

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 13:22 · KJV

And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Joshua 15:14 · KJV

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10 · KJV

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8344 mean?

H8344 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשַׁי (Shêshay), meaning Sheshai, a Canaanite.

How is H8344 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sheshai (3 times).

How many times does H8344 appear in the Bible?

שֵׁשַׁי (Shêshay) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8344 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably for H8343 (שָׁשַׁי).

Nearby entries

H8341 · שָׁשָׁה — to sixth or divide into sixths H8342 · שָׂשׂוֹן — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome H8343 · שָׁשַׁי — Shashai, an Israelite H8345 · שִׁשִּׁי — sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractional H8346 · שִׁשִּׁים — sixty H8347 · שֵׁשַׁךְ — Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon

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