H8344 שֵׁשַׁי (Shêshay) shay-shah'-ee

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Sheshai

Biblical Persons & Places

Sheshai Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; only referred to as Sheshai (שֵׁשַׁי); son of Anak; a brother of Ahiman and Talmai.

Strong's Definition

Sheshai, a Canaanite

Derivation: probably for H8343 (שָׁשַׁי);

KJV Usage: Sheshai.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Sheshai = "noble"

1) son of Anak, one of the giants in the land of Canaan

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁשַׁי (she.shay) — Sheshai. A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Ahiman (H0289) and Talmai (H8526) § Sheshai = "noble" son of Anak, one of the giants in the land of Canaan

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֵׁשַׁי (H8344)

name

Names of People

Seshai = man; giant; ◄ descendant of Anak

NUM 13:22 · JOS 15:14 · JDG 1:10

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁשַׁי n.pr.m. a son of Anaḳ base

Bible Occurrences (3)

13:22

15:14

1:10

Numbers 13:22

They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

Joshua 15:14

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak — the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10

Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron formerly known as Kiriath-arba) and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.