שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר

shar.e.tserSharezer
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man4 occurrences3 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Sharezer: Assyrian prince who assassinated his father Sennacherib
  • Sharezer: Delegate sent to inquire about fasting

Definition

of foreign derivation; Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Sharezer.

Glossary entries

Sharezer

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4 total
  1. 2 Kings 19:37וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרָָ֙ · and Sharezer
    One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
  2. Isaiah 37:38וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר · and Sharezer
    One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
  3. Zechariah 7:2 (2×)שַׂר־; אֶ֕צֶר · Sharezer
    Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD