H8344 H8344
Sheshai (personal name: son of Anak, giant of Hebron)
Sheshai was one of three sons of Anak—giants living in Hebron when Israel entered Canaan. His name appears in the Aramaic form according to some scholars. Numbers 13:22 lists Sheshai among the Anakim descendants the spies saw in Hebron, contributing to their fearful report. Joshua 15:14 records Caleb driving out Sheshai and his brothers from Hebron. Judges 1:10 repeats the account of Judah defeating the three Anakite brothers. The name marks both an individual and a clan of formidable warriors who controlled Hebron until Israel's conquest.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of an Anakite giant. Numbers 13:22 identifies Sheshai as one of Anak's descendants dwelling in Hebron when the twelve spies explored Canaan. Joshua 15:14 reports Caleb expelling Sheshai and his two brothers from Hebron as part of his inheritance. Judges 1:10 confirms Judah struck down the three sons of Anak. The name functions both individually (the person Sheshai) and tribally (his clan), typical of biblical onomastics where personal names extend to descendants. 3×
AR["شيشايَ", "شَيْشَايُ"]·ben["শেশয়", "শেশয়কে", "শেশাই"]·DE["Sheshai"]·EN["Sheshai"]·FR["Sheshai"]·heb["שֵׁשַׁי", "ששי"]·HI["शेशै", "शेशै-को"]·ID["Sesai"]·IT["Sheshai"]·jav["Syèsai", "Syésyai", "Sèsai"]·KO["세새", "세새를", "세샤이를"]·PT["Sheshai", "Sheshay"]·RU["Шешай", "Шешая"]·ES["Sesai", "Sheshai"]·SW["Sheshai"]·TR["Şeşay"]·urd["شیشی"]
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
† שֵׁשַׁי n.pr.m. a son of Anaḳ (Aramaic form, cf. GFM Ju);—Nu 13;22; Jos 15:14 (both JE), Ju 1:10; Σεσ(σ)ει, Σουσαι, Σουσει.