שַׂרְסְכִים
sar.se.khim
Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of H8310 (שַׂרְסְכִים) Based on the lexicon data provided, H8310 appears to be a proper noun referring to a specific individual or title associated with Babylonian officialdom. The transliteration "sar.se.khim" suggests a compound Akkadian name or title, with "sar" (a common Akkadian element meaning "chief" or "official") as its first component. The short definition identifies this term with "Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim," indicating it may represent either a single person known by multiple names or a title held by an official during the Babylonian period. The word appears only twice in the biblical text, which limits our ability to establish broad contextual patterns or semantic range. This sparse occurrence suggests the term is either a historical reference to a specific individual encountered in particular biblical narratives—likely those involving Babylonian contacts or conquest—rather than a common word with multiple applications. The absence of varied usage contexts prevents us from determining whether this represents a personal name, an official title, or both. Without additional lexicon data specifying the exact biblical passages or fuller contextual information, we cannot definitively explain this term's significance beyond identifying it as a Babylonian official or name-bearer mentioned in biblical historical accounts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, Nergal Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:3All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, Nergal Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.