Encyclopedia of The Bible – Sarsechim
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Sarsechim

SARSECHIM sär’ sə kĭm (שַׂר־סְכִ֣ים). The name or title of a Babylonian prince who was present at the taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 39:3). The VSS spell the word in various ways—“Nabousachar,” “Nabousarach,” “Sarsacheim”—showing that the text is corrupt. It may be a corruption of “Nebushazban” (v. 13).