Anammelech
עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְStrong’s H6048anammelekh (a-nam-me-lekh)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Anammelekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “anammelech”. It appears in 1 verse 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
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31
How it's translated
- and anammelech 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ anammelekh · Anammelech
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31 § Anammelech = "image of the king" an Assyrian false god introduced to Israel during the monarchy; worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech; companion god of 'Adrammelech'
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.