H8339 H8339
Sheshbazzar, a prince of Judah who led the first return from Babylonian exile
Sheshbazzar appears in Ezra as the leader to whom Cyrus entrusted the temple vessels for return to Jerusalem. Ezra 1:8, 11 identify him as 'the prince of Judah' who received the sacred items, while 5:14, 16 (in the Aramaic section) describe him as the one appointed governor who laid the temple foundation. His identity has been debated—some equate him with Zerubbabel, others with Shenazzar (1 Chronicles 3:18), still others see him as a distinct person. The Babylonian name probably means 'Shamash-protect-the-son' or similar.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The leader of the first wave of Jewish returnees from Babylon, entrusted with temple vessels and early reconstruction efforts. The occurrences in Ezra 1 are in Hebrew, while those in Ezra 5 are Aramaic, showing the name's stability across both languages. The various Septuagint forms (Sabanassar, Sanabassaros, Sabasares) reflect transliteration challenges. His role in receiving vessels and founding work makes him crucial to restoration history, even if his exact identity and relationship to other leaders remains disputed among scholars. 2×
AR["شِيشْبَصَّرُ", "لِ-شِيشْبَصَّرَ"]·ben["-শেশবসরকে", "শেশবসর"]·DE["[לששבצר]", "[ששבצר]"]·EN["Sheshbatstsar", "to-Sheshbatstsar"]·FR["[לששבצר]", "[ששבצר]"]·heb["ל-ששבצר", "ששבצר"]·HI["शेशबस्सर", "शेशबस्सर-को"]·ID["Sesbasar", "untuk-Sesbasar"]·IT["[לששבצר]", "[ששבצר]"]·jav["Sesbasar", "dhateng-Sesbasar"]·KO["세스바살", "에게-세스바살"]·PT["Sheshbatstsar", "a-Sheshbatstsar"]·RU["Шешбаццар", "Шешбаццару"]·ES["Sesbasar", "a-Sesbasar"]·SW["kutoka-Babeli", "kwa-Sheshbazari"]·TR["Sesbassara", "Sheshbatsar"]·urd["شیش-بصر", "لے-شیش-بصر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שֶׁשְׁבַּצַּר (Baer Gi; שֵׁשׁ׳ van d. H.) n.pr.m. prince of Judah, leader of returning exiles Ezr 1:8, 11 (cf. Biblical Aramaic 5:14, 16); Σαβανασαρ, A Σασαβασσαρος, 𝔊L Σαβασαρης; in 1 Esdr Σαναμασσαρος, etc. (prob. = Šamaš-bal-uṣur or Sin-bal-uṣur MeyEntstehung d. Jud. 75 ff., 193 SelbieHast. DB, s. v. CheEncy. Bib. s. v. Berthol Ezr 1; 8 and reff.);—long identified with Zerub., so Be-Ry…