H8348 H8348
Sheshan; a man of Judah in the genealogy of Jerahmeel who had daughters but no sons
Sheshan is a proper name belonging to a Judahite descendant of Jerahmeel in the Chronicler's genealogy. His narrative is notable for a specific social arrangement: having daughters but no sons, he gave his daughter in marriage to his Egyptian servant Jarha (1 Chr 2:34-35), thus continuing his lineage. All five occurrences cluster in 1 Chronicles 2:31-35. The LXX renders the name variously as Sosan or Sisan, while modern translations — English 'Sheshan,' Spanish 'Sesan,' French 'Scheshan' — maintain consistent transliterations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name Sheshan, a Judahite of the Jerahmeelite clan. All five attestations occur in 1 Chr 2:31-35, where the genealogy notes he had no sons but gave his daughter to his Egyptian servant Jarha. The LXX variants Sosan and Sisan, alongside English 'Sheshan,' Spanish 'Sesan,' and French 'Scheshan,' reflect minor transliteration differences but a single, consistent referent across traditions. 5×
AR["شيشان", "لِـ-شيشان", "وَ-لِـ-شيشان"]·ben["ও-শেশনের", "শেশন", "শেশনের"]·DE["[ולששן]", "[לששן]", "[ששן]"]·EN["Sheshan", "and-to-Sheshan", "to-Sheshan"]·FR["Schéshan", "et-Schéshan"]·heb["ולששן", "ל-ששן", "ששן"]·HI["और-शेशान-के", "शेशान", "शेशान-के"]·ID["Syesyan", "bagi-Syesyan", "dan-bagi-Syesyan"]·IT["Sheshan", "e-Sheshan"]·jav["Sésan", "lan-tumrap-Sésan", "tumrap-Sésan"]·KO["그-와-에게-세산", "세산", "에게-세산"]·PT["Sheshan", "e-para-Sheshan", "para-Sheshan"]·RU["Мицри", "Шешан", "Шешана", "сынов"]·ES["Sesan", "y-a-Sesan"]·SW["Sheshani", "kwa-Sheshani", "na-kwa-Sheshani"]·TR["ve-Şeşan'a", "Şeşan", "Şeşan'a", "Şeşan'ın"]·urd["شیشان", "ل-شیشان", "و-ل-شیشان"]
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
† שֵׁשָׁן n.pr.m. in Judah 1 Ch 2:31(×2) (with one son), v 34(×2), 35 (no sons, but daughters, cf. Benz Kit); Σωσαν[μ], 𝔊L Σισαν.