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(sshee' sshi) Probably a Hurrian name of uncertain meaning. A man or clan living near Hebron descended from the Anakim (Numbers 13:22 ) and driven out by Caleb (Joshua 15:14 ) and the tribe of Judah (Judges 1:10 ). See Anak, Anakim . They may have entered Palestine with the Sea Peoples to whom the Philistines are related.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sheshai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/sheshai.html. 1991.

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