סַנְחֵרִיב

san.che.rivProper Noun (Masculine)H5576

Sennacherib

From: of foreign origin;

Short Definition

Sancherib, an Assyrian king

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Adrammelech (H0152H), Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H0634); also called Sargon at ; Also named: sar.gon (*סַרְגוֹן *"Sargon" H5623) § Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon) son of Sargon, father of Esarhaddon, and king of Assyria from 705-681 BC; attacked Judah during the reign of king Hezekiah and Judah was delivered when in response to the prayer of Hezekiah an angel smote 185,000 Assyrian soldiers

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

13 times

Appears 13 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles
5
2 Kings
4
Isaiah
4

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 32:1
  • 2 Chronicles 32:9
  • 2 Chronicles 32:22
  • 2 Kings 19:16
  • 2 Kings 19:36

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