HebrewH8022Proper Noun (Masculine)
שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֫סֶר
shal.man.e.ser
“Shalmaneser”
2Occurrences
H8022Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Shalmaneser, an Assyrian king
of foreign derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; also called Shalman at ; Also named: shal.man (*שַׁלְמַן *"Shalman" H8020) § Shalmaneser = "fire-worshipper" 1) Assyrian king who probably reigned between Tiglath-pileser and Sargon; invaded the northern kingdom of Israel when the last king Hoshea was on the throne; forced Hoshea to pay tribute but had to reinvade when Hoshea reneged; it is uncertain whether Shalmaneser or Sargon concluded the siege which finally ended the northern kingdom 1a) maybe a common name for Assyrian kings in the 8th century BC
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֫סֶר appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Kings
2
Key Passages
2 Kings 17:3BSB
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
2 Kings 18:9BSB
In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
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