Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8347
שֵׁשַׁךְ
she.shakh · “Babylon”
Used 2 times across 1 book
Definition
Sheshach = "thy fine linen"
another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach'
Another name of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" H0894)
another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach'
Another name of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" H0894)
Where it appears
Jeremiah2
In the text
Jeremiah 25:26And 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 51:41How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
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