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šīšaq שִׁישַׁק ‘Shishak’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Egyptian origin

šīšaq pr n m pers
Shishak = "greedy of fine linen"
1) king of Egypt, Sheshonk I, 1st king of the Bubastite 22nd dynasty; ruled in Egypt during the reigns of Solomon and Rehoboam and attacked the southern kingdom under Rehoboam and apparently made it tributary

Mentioned in 1 Kings 11:40, 14:25 2 Chronicles 12:9, 12:5, 12:7, 12:2

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