she.shakh is used as a proper name in judgment and capture statements, with Jeremiah 51:41 placing it alongside Babylon.

The term functions as a proper name: Jeremiah 25:26 names its king in a sequence of kings and kingdoms, while Jeremiah 51:41 names it in a capture announcement and then mentions Babylon in the following clause.

1. Proper name in judgment and capture announcements · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Jeremiah 25:26 the APB renders the clause "the king of Sheshak shall drink after them" within a list of kings and kingdoms; in Jeremiah 51:41 it renders "Sheshak has been captured" and then states that Babylon has become a horror among the nations.

   Jeremiah 25:26Jeremiah 51:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Sheshak" in both verses: once in the phrase about its king and once as the place captured. The following mention of Babylon in Jeremiah 51:41 confirms the verse context rather than independently defining the term.