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H8347 שֵׁשַׁךְ (Shêshak) shay-shak'
Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Babylon

Strong's Definition

Sheshak, a symbolic name of Babylon

Derivation: of foreign derivation;

KJV Usage: Sheshach.

TWOT Reference: 2475

Outline of Biblical Usage

Sheshach = "thy fine linen"
1) another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

Sheshach = "thy fine linen" another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess 'Shach' Another name of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" H0894)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁשַׁךְ shêshak BDB Definition: Sheshach = thy fine linen 1) another name for Babylon apparently taken from the goddess Shach Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign derivation Same Word by TWOT Number: 2475 Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (2)

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