shishak · Shishak

What it means

shishak (שִׁישַׁק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shishak”.

A king of Egypt who gave refuge to Jeroboam and later came up against Jerusalem in the time of Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:40; 14:25).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×2
• 2 Chronicles×5

• 1 Kings 11:40

  And Solomon sought to put to death Jeroboam; and Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

• 1 Kings 14:25

  And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 12:2

  And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem— because they had been unfaithful to YHWH—

• 2 Chronicles 12:5

  Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the officials of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says YHWH: ‘You have abandoned me, so I too have abandoned you into the hand of Shishak.’”

• 2 Chronicles 12:7

  When YHWH saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of YHWH came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, and I will give them escape in a little while, and my fury will not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

• 2 Chronicles 12:9

  Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of YHWH and the treasures of the house of the king; everything he took. He also took the shields of gold that Solomon had made.

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