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שִׁישַׁק

𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤒

Shishaq

H7895 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name only)

Definition

Proper name designating Shishak, ruler of Egypt in the 10th century BCE, referenced in biblical texts as a foreign monarch interacting with the Israelite and Judahite kingdoms. The name functions solely as a personal designation and does not serve as an appellative or common noun.

Semantic Range

Shishak, ruler of Egypt; proper name exclusively for a specific Egyptian pharaoh

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain; likely of Egyptian origin. The Hebrew forms שִׁישַׁק (Shîyshaq) and the variant שׁוּשַׁק (Shûshaq) represent the rendering of an Egyptian royal name in biblical tradition, possibly corresponding to the Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I of the 22nd Dynasty.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Shishak appears in the biblical narrative as the Egyptian pharaoh who invaded the land under Rehoboam, sacking Jerusalem and plundering the temple (1 Kings 11:40; 14:25–26; 2 Chronicles 12:2–9). The name occurs exclusively as a proper name and is not applied in any other context. The Egyptian origin reflects the tendency of biblical Hebrew to approximate foreign names phonetically within its consonantal system. In classical and modern English translations, 'Shishak' is typically transliterated directly, though the identification with the historical Shoshenq I was established through subsequent Egyptological research rather than biblical usage. The biblical use of the term denotes an external power and is distinct from other designations for Egypt or Egyptian rulers (such as פַּרְעֹה, 'Pharaoh').

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain (proper name only)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7895-01 שִׁישַׁ֣ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak 7
H7895-02 שושק shvshq HNp Shishak Shishak 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7895-01 1 Kings 11:40 שִׁישַׁ֣ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-02 1 Kings 14:25 שושק shvshq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 1 Kings 14:25 שִׁישַׁ֥ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 2 Chronicles 12:2 שִׁישַׁ֥ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 2 Chronicles 12:5 שִׁישָׁ֑ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 2 Chronicles 12:5 שִׁישָֽׁק shishaq-2 HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 2 Chronicles 12:7 שִׁישָֽׁק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
H7895-01 2 Chronicles 12:9 שִׁישַׁ֥ק shishaq HNp Shishak Shishak
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