Sheshanששנ

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In the Bible

A biblical personal name — Sheshan (ששנ) — attested in Esth 8:16 (4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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Esth 8:16

לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃

The Jews enjoyed light and gladness, happiness and honor.

Facts

Typeperson
Biblical periodPost-exile/Writings
Gematria650
Letters3 consonants
Theophoricno

Stellar letters

The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

נ
Scorpio · Nun

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Sheshan appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
21 Oct 6352 BCECancer3
5 Nov 4018 BCEGemini1
9 Nov 958 BCEAries2
12 Jan 1994Pisces3