Strong H8272H8272Gשַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר

Sharezer

Transliteration: shar'etser
Pronunciation: shar-eh'-tser
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.37;
son of: Sennacherib (H5576);
brother of: Adrammelech (H152H) and Esarhaddon (H634)

Meaning of the name

Sharezer or Sherezer = "prince of fire"

General definition

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

In the biblical story

Sharezer

Assyrian prince who assassinated his father Sennacherib

Sharezer, along with his brother Adrammelech, assassinated their father, King Sennacherib of Assyria, and fled to the land of Ararat.

In the Bible

Strong H8272G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

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.
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.

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