H152

אדרמלך

אדרמלך

ahdaramalak

Proper masculine noun · From אדר (H142) and מלך (H4428)

From H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib:—Adrammelech.

Outline

Adrammelech = "honour of the king"

or "Adar is prince"
or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider"

an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth
the son and murderer of Sennacherib

Usages

2 Kings 17:31

And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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2 Kings 19:37

And 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 Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Isaiah 37:38

And 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 Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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