Strong H82722 sensesשַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר

Sharezer

Transliteration
shar'etser
Pronunciation
shar-eh'-tser

Meaning of the name

Sharezer or Sherezer = "prince of fire"

The 2 senses of Strong H8272

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8272 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Assyrian prince who assassinated his father SennacheribH8272G2 verses · 2 Kings, Isaiah
  2. Delegate sent to inquire about fastingH8272HNot in the KJV

General definition

Of foreign derivation;
{Sharetser} the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite: - Sharezer.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • sharezer2
  • sherezer1

First verses

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