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HebrewH0152Proper Noun (Masculine)

אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ

a.de.ram.me.lekh

3Occurrences
H0152Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib

from H142 (אָדַר) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); splendor of (the) king;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
2
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

2 Kings 17:31BSB

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of the Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 19:37BSB

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Isaiah 37:38BSB

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.