Strong's H7895 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שִׁישַׁק (Shîyshaq)

Pronunciation: shee-shak'

POS: shee-shak' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; of Egyptian derivation;

Definition: or שׁוּשַׁק; of Egyptian derivation; Shishak, an Egyptian king; Shishak.

KJV Usage: Shishak.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Shishak = "greedy of fine linen"
• 2. 1) king of Egypt, Sheshonk I, 1st king of the Bubastite 22nd dynasty; ruled in Egypt during the reigns of Solomon and Rehoboam and attacked the southern kingdom under Rehoboam and apparently made it tributary

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