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sheÌ„Ì-naz´ar (ש×× ×צּר, shen'accar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel (, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus ΣαÌνεσαÏ, SaÌnesar; Lucian, ΣαÌνασαÏ, SaÌnasar; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Sennaser, Senneser). It is highly probable that Sheshbazzar (, ), “the prince of Judah,†and Shenazzar are identical (so Meyer, Rothstein, etc.). The name is difficult; some suggest a corruption of שושבל×צר, shuÌ„shbalaccar, and as equivalent to Sin-usur, “Sin (the moon-god) protect.â€