Sheshbazzar
she.she.bats.tsar is the proper name of the governor who received temple vessels and laid the house of God’s foundations.
The name identifies the same individual in administrative and building actions: he receives vessels from Cyrus as governor and later lays the foundations of the house of God.
Senses in use
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Named governor and foundation-layer · dominant
Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the same named person. In Ezra 5:14 the APB renders Cyrus giving the vessels to him and setting him as governor; in Ezra 5:16 it renders him coming and laying the foundations of the house of God.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the personal name “Sheshbazzar” in both verses, first in connection with receiving vessels and governorship, then with laying foundations. These clauses establish the verse context rather than a lexical rendering beyond the name.