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שַׁרְאֶצֶר

𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓

Shareetser

H8272 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; not applicable (proper name)

Definition

Personal name appearing in the Hebrew Bible, referencing individuals involved in royal or diplomatic contexts. The term itself does not have a lexical meaning in Hebrew and is used as a proper noun.

Semantic Range

personal name of Assyrian origin, name of Sennacherib's son, name of a post-exilic Israelite envoy; does not bear inherent meaning in Hebrew

Root / Etymology

Of Akkadian origin: formed from 'šar' (‘king’) and 'ēṭer' (‘protects,’ ‘guards’), transliterated in Akkadian as Šar-uṣur or Šarru-uṣur, meaning 'May the king protect' or 'The king protects.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

שַׁרְאֶצֶר appears as a personal name for two individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (1) a son of Sennacherib, where the Anatolian/Assyrian background of the name is most evident; (2) an exile returning to Jerusalem (Zechariah 7:2), where the name’s foreign origin signals connections to Babylonian or Assyrian culture in the post-exilic period. The name is not native to Hebrew and is fully borrowed; it does not function as a noun or verb in Hebrew syntax. English translations sometimes preserve the form 'Sharezer' without conveying meaning, given its status as a proper name. The term's use in Israelite texts reflects interactions with Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian society rather than any intrinsic semantic field. Its meaning and associations would have been recognized among audiences familiar with Akkadian royal nomenclature but would not have conveyed lexical meaning to Hebrew speakers beyond foreignness and status.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign derivation; Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite; Sharezer.

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Root Family

נרגל־שׁראצר (Nergal-šar-uṣur) — foreign theophoric name; Nergal, protect the king; prince/royal guardian

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8272-03 וְ/שַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר vesareetser HC/Np and Sharezer and Sharezer 2
H8272-02 שַׂר sar HNp Sharezer ruling-chief 1
H8272-01 אֶ֕צֶר etser HNp Sharezer Nergal-protect-the-king 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8272-03 2 Kings 19:37 וְ/שַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר vesareetser HC/Np and Sharezer and Sharezer
H8272-03 Isaiah 37:38 וְ/שַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר vesareetser HC/Np and Sharezer and Sharezer
H8272-02 Zechariah 7:2 שַׂר sar HNp Sharezer ruling-chief
H8272-01 Zechariah 7:2 אֶ֕צֶר etser HNp Sharezer Nergal-protect-the-king
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