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(sshih nay' zahr) Babylonian personal name meaning, “Sin (a god) protects” or “may Sin protect.” Son of King Jehoiachin (1 Chronicles 3:18 ). He is often identified with Sheshbazzar as an alternate transliteration of a Babylonian name, but this has been denied recently.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shena(Z)zar'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shenazzar.html. 1991.

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