Sheshach — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֵׁשַׁךְ

שֵׁשַׁךְ

Shêshak · pronounced shay-shak' · Strong's H8347 · a place

Sheshach means Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon.

Strong's definition

of foreign derivation; Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon.

First appearance

Jer 25:26 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sheshach

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Jeremiah

Jer 25:26Jer 51:41

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