H8310 H8310
Sarsekim, a title or name of a Babylonian official in Jeremiah 39 (textually uncertain)
This puzzling term appears in Jeremiah 39:3's list of Babylonian officials entering Jerusalem. The text is widely considered corrupt, with modern scholars suggesting 'Sarsekim' may be a mistaken reading for part of 'Nergal-sharezer' or representing a title rather than a personal name. Some reconstruct it as 'sar-sekanim' (chief of officers) or suggest reading 'Nebo-Shezban' by rearranging letters. The Septuagint's confused rendering (Nabousachar) confirms early textual difficulty. The phrase occurs twice because the same list element appears in the original textual confusion.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Either a personal name or official title among Nebuchadnezzar's officers who entered Jerusalem in 586 BC, though the exact identification remains uncertain due to textual corruption. The Hebrew presents difficulties that ancient versions could not resolve, leading modern scholars to propose various emendations. Spanish and English glosses attempt transliterations ('Sekhim,' 'prince of,' 'oficial') while acknowledging uncertainty. The repetition likely stems from the confused state of the source text rather than representing two distinct individuals. 2×
AR["رَئِيسُ", "سَكِيمَ"]·ben["অধ্যক্ষ-", "সেখীম"]·DE["Fuerst", "[סכים]"]·EN["Sekhim", "prince-of"]·FR["[סכים]", "prince"]·heb["סכים", "שר-"]·HI["सकीम", "हाकिम-"]·ID["Sar-", "Sekhim"]·IT["[סכים]", "principe"]·jav["Sékim", "pangageng-"]·KO["관원-", "세김"]·PT["Sar-", "Sekhim"]·RU["Сар-", "Сехим"]·ES["Sekhim", "oficial-de"]·SW["Sekimu", "mkuu-wa"]·TR["Sar-", "Sekhim"]·urd["خواجہ-سراؤں", "سردار-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שַׂרְסְכִים n.pr.m. a prince of Nebuch. Je 39:3, but read prob. (נְבוֹ) שֹׁזְבָּן, v. Gie Du, cf. p. 613a supra; 𝔊 Ναβουσαχαρ, etc.