The meaning of Shenazzar in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
she-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel (I Chronicles 3:18, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sanesar; Lucian, Sanasar; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) Sennaser, Senneser). It is highly probable that Sheshbazzar (Ezra 1:8, Ezra 1:11), "the prince of Judah," and Shenazzar are identical (so Meyer, Rothstein, etc.). The name is difficult; some suggest a corruption of shushbalatstsar, and as equivalent to Sin-usur, "Sin (the moon-god) protect."
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