Strong's H7895 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שִׁישַׁק (Shîyshaq)

Pronunciation: shee-shak'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Shishak = "greedy of fine linen"

Derivation: or שׁוּשַׁק (Shûwshaq); of Egyptian derivation;

Definition: Shishak, an Egyptian king

KJV Renderings: Shishak.

Senses

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

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.