8272. Sharetser or Saretser

Lexicon

Sharetser or Saretser: Sharezer

Original Word: שַׁרְאֶצֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shar'etser
Pronunciation: shar-eh'-tser
Phonetic Spelling: (shar-eh'-tser)
Definition: Sharezer
Meaning: Sharetser

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Sharezer

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
probably of foreign origin
Definition
an Assyr., also perhaps an Isr.
NASB Translation
Sharezer (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שַׂרְאֶ֫צֶר proper name, masculine in Assyrian (Babylonian) (van d. H. ׳שׁ, but see Baer, and Str^{ZMG xxxiii (1879), 302}; in Assyrian perhaps [Ašur, Bêl, or Nergal] šar-uƒur, [...] protect the king ! COT^{2Kings 19:37}; Σαρασα(ρ)); —

1 son of Sennach., 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38 (Schr^{COT l.c.} Wkl^{KAT 3, 84} Stevenson^{Hast. DB. iv. 476}).

2 a returned exile Zechariah 7:2 (Stevenson^{ib. 477}). — compare also ׳נֵרְגַּל שׂ p. 669.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian language, combining "shar" (king) and "etser" (protects), meaning "prince of fire" or "prince who protects."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name שַׁרְאֶצֶר (Sharetser), as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: The name Sharetser appears in the Old Testament as a personal name associated with two individuals:
• A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
• An envoy sent by the people of Bethel to inquire of the LORD.

Context: • Sharetser, Son of Sennacherib: Sharetser is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38 as one of the sons of Sennacherib, the Assyrian king. After Sennacherib's unsuccessful campaign against Jerusalem, he returned to Nineveh, where he was assassinated by his sons Adrammelech and Sharetser while worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch. This act of patricide led to the ascension of Esarhaddon, another son of Sennacherib, to the throne.
• Sharetser, Envoy from Bethel: In Zechariah 7:2, Sharetser is mentioned as one of the men sent by the people of Bethel to seek the favor of the LORD. They inquired about continuing the fasts commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem, as the temple was being rebuilt. This Sharetser is noted for his role in seeking divine guidance during a pivotal moment in Israel's post-exilic history.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶ֕צֶר אצר וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר ושראצר ’e·ṣer ’eṣer Etzer vesarEtzer wə·śar·’e·ṣer wəśar’eṣer

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 19:37
HEB: אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר (בָּנָיו֙ ק)
NAS: that Adrammelech and Sharezer killed
KJV: that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons
INT: his god Adrammelech and Sharezer his son killed

Isaiah 37:38
HEB: אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ
NAS: that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons
KJV: that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons
INT: his god Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons killed

Zechariah 7:2
HEB: אֵ֔ל שַׂר־ אֶ֕צֶר וְרֶ֥גֶם מֶ֖לֶךְ
NAS: had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech
KJV: of God Sherezer and Regemmelech,
INT: had sent Bethel Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8272
3 Occurrences

’e·ṣer — 1 Occ.
wə·śar·’e·ṣer — 2 Occ.