sheshbazzar Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
sheshbazzar in Easton's Bible Dictionary
O sun-god, defend the lord! (Ezra 1:8, 11), probably another name for Zerubbabel (q.v.), Ezra 2:2; Hag. 1:12, 14; Zech. 4:6, 10.
sheshbazzar in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(worshipper of fire), the Chaldean or Persian name given to Zerubbabel in #Ezr 1:8,11; 6:14,18| [ZERUBBABEL]
sheshbazzar in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHESHBAZ'ZAR (fire-worshipper), the Persian name borne by Zerubbabel at the Persian court. Ezr 1:8, Rev 1:11; Neh 5:14. Heb 5:16.
sheshbazzar in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Zerubbabel's Persian or Babylonian name (Ezra 1:8; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 5:16). (See ZERUBBABEL.) "Prince" (ha-nasi, the Jewish term for head of the tribe) and "governor" (pechah, the Persian Cyrus appointing him) of Judah. "Sheshbazzar laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem" as Zechariah (Zechariah 4:9) foretold that Zerubbabel should do (compare Ezra 1:11 with Ezra 2:1-2).