◄ 8347. Sheshak ►
Lexicon Sheshak: Sheshak Original Word: שֵׁשַׁךְ Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Sheshak Pronunciation: SHAY-shak Phonetic Spelling: (shay-shak') Definition: Sheshak Meaning: Sheshak Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sheshach Of foreign derivation; Sheshak, a symbol. Name of Babylon -- Sheshach. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a name for Bab. NASB Translation Sheshach (1), Sheshak (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׁשַׁךְ proper name, of a territory = בָּבֶל (Jerome Rabb and modern; by Atbaš (׳בש׳את), i.e. disguising name by substituting last letter of alphabet for first, next last for second, etc., compare Thes); — Jeremiah 51:41 and hence (perhaps gloss) Jeremiah 25:26 (see Gie). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: The origin of the word שֵׁשַׁךְ (Sheshak) is uncertain. It is believed to be a cryptogram or an atbash cipher for the city of Babylon. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for שֵׁשַׁךְ (Sheshak) as it is a specific Hebrew cryptogram for Babylon. However, the Greek equivalent for Babylon in the New Testament is Βαβυλών (Babylon), which is Strong's Greek Number 897. Usage: The term שֵׁשַׁךְ (Sheshak) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a symbolic or cryptic reference to Babylon. It is used in contexts that imply judgment or destruction upon Babylon. Context: Sheshak is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the prophetic books of Jeremiah. It appears in Jeremiah 25:26 and Jeremiah 51:41. The term is understood to be an atbash cipher, a form of cryptographic substitution where the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet is replaced with the last, the second with the second last, and so on. In this cipher, the letters of שֵׁשַׁךְ (Sheshak) correspond to בָּבֶל (Babel), which is the Hebrew name for Babylon. This cryptic reference is thought to have been used to conceal the identity of Babylon, possibly for political reasons or to emphasize the mysterious and ominous nature of the prophecy. In Jeremiah 25:26, Sheshak is listed among the nations that will drink the cup of God's wrath, symbolizing the impending judgment. In Jeremiah 51:41, the fall of Sheshak is lamented, highlighting the ultimate downfall of Babylon as part of God's divine plan. Forms and Transliterations שֵׁשַׁ֔ךְ שֵׁשַׁ֖ךְ ששך šê·šaḵ šêšaḵ sheShach Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Jeremiah 25:26 HEB: הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וּמֶ֥לֶךְ שֵׁשַׁ֖ךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֥ה אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ NAS: and the king of Sheshach shall drink KJV: and the king of Sheshach shall drink INT: of the ground and the king of Sheshach shall drink after Jeremiah 51:41 HEB: אֵ֚יךְ נִלְכְּדָ֣ה שֵׁשַׁ֔ךְ וַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂ תְּהִלַּ֣ת NAS: How Sheshak has been captured, KJV: How is Sheshach taken! INT: How has been captured Sheshak been seized and the praise 2 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8347 2 Occurrences šê·šaḵ — 2 Occ.