SHESHACH

Domain	Definition
Bible	Sheshach (Jer. 25:26), supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon), according to a secret (cabalistic) mode of writing among the Jews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in substituting the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet for the first, the last but one for the second, and so on. Thus the letters sh, sh, ch become b, b, l, i.e., Babel. This is supposed to be confirmed by a reference to Jer. 51:41, where Sheshach and Babylon are in parallel clauses. There seems to be no reason to doubt that Babylon is here intended by this name. (See Streane's Jeremiah, l.c.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Sheshach

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Sheshach - (Jer. 25:26), supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon), according to a secret mode of writing among the Jews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in substituting the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet for the first, the last but one for the second, and so on. Thus the letters sh, sh, ch become b, b, l, i.e., Babel (see: Atbash cipher). This is supposed to be confirmed by a reference to Jer. 51:41, where Sheshach and Babylon are in parallel clauses. There seems to be no reason to doubt that Babylon is here intended by this name. (See Streane's Jeremiah, l.c.)

From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Bible Trace: SHESHACH

Language	Date	Source	Jeremiah Chapter 51, Verse 41
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quomodo capta est Sesach et conprehensa est inclita universae terrae quomodo facta est in stuporem Babylon inter gentes
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	What maner mad is in to stoneyng Babilon among Jentilis?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Victorian English	1833	Webster	How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Basic English	1964	Ogden	How is Babylon taken! and the praise of all the earth surprised! how has Babylon become a cause of wonder among the nations!
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Matched Bible Translations: SHESHACH

Language	Jeremiah Chapter 51, Verse 41
Cebuano	Giunsa pagdaug ang Sesach! ug ang pagkaagaw sa dalayegon sa tibook nga yuta! naunsa ang Babilonia nga nahimo man nga biniyaan sa taliwala sa mga nasud!
Croatian	"Kako li je zauzet, kako osvojen taj ponos zemlje sve? Kako li Babilon posta strašilo narodima?
Danish	Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!
Dutch	Hoe is Sesach zo veroverd, en de roem der ganse aarde ingenomen! Hoe is Babel geworden tot een ontzetting onder de heidenen!
Finnish	Kuinka onkaan valloitettu Seesak, vallattu se, jota ylisti kaikki maa! Kuinka onkaan Baabelista tullut kauhistus kansojen seassa!
French	Eh quoi! Schéschac est prise! Celle dont la gloire remplissait toute la terre est conquise! Eh quoi! Babylone est détruite au milieu des nations!
German	Wie ist Sesach so gewonnen und die Berühmte in aller Welt so eingenommen! Wie ist Babel so zum Wunder geworden unter den Heiden!
Hungarian	Mint bevétetett Sésák, és elfoglaltatott az egész földnek dicséreti! Milyen útálattá lett Babilon a nemzetek között!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN berkata, "Babel yang dipuji di seluruh dunia telah direbut dan diduduki! Alangkah mengerikan negeri itu bagi bangsa-bangsa.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bagaimana Sesakh sudah dialahkan dan kepujian segenap isi bumi sudah dirampas! Bagaimana Babil sudah jadi suatu kerusakan di antara segala orang kafir!
Italian	Sesac è stata presa e occupata, l'orgoglio di tutta la terra. Babilonia è diventata un oggetto di orrore fra le nazioni!
Maori	Taukiri e, kua horo a Hehaka! kua huakina tatatia te whakamoemiti a te whenua katoa. Taukiri e kua waiho a Papurona hei ururua i roto i nga iwi!
Rumanian	Cum s`a luat Wewacul! Cum a fost cucerit acela a cqrui slavq umplea tot pqmkntul! Cum a fost nimicit Babilonul din mijlocul neamurilor!
Russian	лБЛ ЧЪСФ уЕУБИ, Й ЪБЧПЕЧБОБ УМБЧБ ЧУЕК ЪЕНМЙ! лБЛ У�"ЕМБМУС чБЧЙМПО ХЦБУПН НЕЦ�"Х ОБТП�"БНЙ!
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Anagrams: SHESHACH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-h-h-s-s"
	-2 letters: cashes, chases, chasse, hashes.
	-3 letters: aches, ashes, cases, chase, chess, shahs, sheas.
	-4 letters: aces, ache, case, cash, cess, each, haes, hahs, hash, hehs, sacs, sash, seas, secs, shah, shea, shes.
	-5 letters: ace, ash, ass, ess, hae, hah, has, heh, hes, sac, sae, sea, sec, sha, she, shh.
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