Adrammelech
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְStrong’s H0152aderammelekh (a-de-ram-me-lekh)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aderammelekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “adrammelech”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
Meaning
- An idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth
- The son and murderer of Sennacherib
- An idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth
- The son and murderer of Sennacherib
How it's translated
- and adrammelech 2
- to adrammelech 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 2
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Kings 19:37And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Hebrew dictionary
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ aderammelekh · Adrammelech
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31 § Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider" 1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth 2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ aderammelekh · Adrammelech
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.37; son of: Sennacherib (H5576); brother of: Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H0634) § Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider" 1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth 2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.