Sheshach (Easton)

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(Jeremiah 25:26 ), supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon), according to a secret (cabalistic) mode of writing among the Jews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in substituting the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet for the first, the last but one for the second, and so on. Thus the letters"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter S Bible Dictionaries Sheshach Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Sheriffs Next Entry Sheshai Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Shophach Sheshan Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Meshach Dictionaries American Tract Society Sheshach Mishael or Meshach Meshach Chabad Knowledge Base Simeon ben Shetach, Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach Sheliach Tzibbur (only first 3 shown) Easton's Bible Dictionary Sheshai Sheshach Meshach Fausset Bible Dictionary Sheshan Sheshai Sheshach (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Shophach Sheshan Sheshak (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Shophach Sheshan Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Shophach Sheshan Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Shophach Sheshan Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Meshach Smith Bible Dictionary Shophach Sheshan Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Meshach Sheshach Sheshai (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Sheshach Sheshan McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Meshach Moses ben-Shesheth Sheshach (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Shophach Lexicons מֵישַׁךְ מֵישַׁךְ שׁוֹפַךְ (only first 3 shown) ( Jeremiah 25:26 ), supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon), according to a secret (cabalistic) mode of writing among the Jews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in substituting the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet for the first, the last but one for the second, and so on. Thus the letters sh, sh, ch become b, b, l, i.e., Babel. This is supposed to be confirmed by a reference to Jeremiah 51:41 , where Sheshach and Babylon are in parallel clauses. There seems to be no reason to doubt that Babylon is here intended by this name. (See Streane's Jeremiah, l.c.)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)