Sharʼetser — H8272

Definition

masculine proper noun

Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite

1. Sharezer or Sherezer = "prince of fire"
2. son of king Sennacherib of Assyria and murderer of his father
3. an Israelite whom the people sent to the house of God to pray in the time of the prophet Zechariah and king Darius

Usually translated as

Sharezer

Origin

of foreign derivation

Occurrences

Sharʼetser occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Zechariah (1)

• 2 Kings 19:37 — And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer (וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר) his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
• Isaiah 37:38 — And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer (וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר) his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
• Zechariah 7:2 — When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer (שַׂר) and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,