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שֵׁשַׁךְ H8347

H8347 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשַׁךְ, transliterated Shêshak and said shay-shak'. The King James Version most often renders it sheshach.

Word: שֵׁשַׁךְTransliteration: ShêshakSaid: shay-shak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon.

Where it comes from

of foreign derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sheshach 1×how is sheshach 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Sheshach.

Verses using שֵׁשַׁךְ

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Jeremiah 25:26 · KJV

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.

Jeremiah 51:41 · KJV

How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

Common questions

What does Strong's H8347 mean?

H8347 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשַׁךְ (Shêshak), meaning Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon.

How is H8347 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sheshach (1 time), how is sheshach (1 time).

How many times does H8347 appear in the Bible?

שֵׁשַׁךְ (Shêshak) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8347 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of foreign derivation.

Nearby entries

H8344 · שֵׁשַׁי — Sheshai, a Canaanite H8345 · שִׁשִּׁי — sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractional H8346 · שִׁשִּׁים — sixty H8348 · שֵׁשָׁן — Sheshan, an Israelite H8349 · שָׁשַׁק — Shashak, an Israelite H8350 · שָׁשַׁר — red ochre (from its piercing color)

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