Strong's Lexicon Anammelek: Anammelek Original Word: עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ Word Origin: Derived from the combination of two Hebrew words: עַם (am, meaning "people") and מֶלֶךְ (melek, meaning "king"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Anammelek in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific proper noun related to a deity worshiped by a particular group. Usage: Anammelek is a deity worshiped by the people of Sepharvaim, mentioned in the context of idolatrous practices. The name can be interpreted as "the king of the people" or "people of the king." Cultural and Historical Background: Anammelek was one of the gods introduced by the Sepharvites, a group of people relocated to Samaria by the Assyrians after the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The worship of Anammelek involved idolatrous practices, including child sacrifice, which was strictly condemned by the God of Israel. This reflects the syncretism and religious corruption that occurred in Israel during the period of the divided kingdom, particularly after the Assyrian conquest. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition an Assyr. god NASB Translation Anammelech (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity of סְפַרְוַיִם (q. v.) 2 Kings 17:31, Ανημελεχ (omitted by ᵐ5L); = Assyrian Anu-malik according to SchrCOT on the passage, but dubious, see Kiton the passage and references; CheExpos. Times, June, 1898, 429 reads ענומלך, and insert also 2 Kings 19:37 (before אלהיו); compare also Hal cited below עֲנָת. I. ענן (√ of following, perhaps originally cover, as Sabean ענן = טֿלל (Hebrew צלל), DHMEpigr. Denkm. 26 f.; or < Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Anammelech Of foreign origin; Anammelek, an Assyrian deity -- Anammelech. Forms and Transliterations וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וענמלך vaanamMelech wa‘ănammeleḵ wa·‘ă·nam·me·leḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 17:31 HEB: בָּאֵ֔שׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ [אֱלֹהַּ כ] NAS: to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods KJV: to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods INT: the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech God dual 1 Occurrence |
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appear, present oneself, specifically intervene as an obstacle (Lane; compare LagBN 103), hence 
clouds, as intervening, and so obstructing; compare Late Hebrew עָנָן cloud = Biblical Hebrew (rare), verb denominative Pi`el עִנֵּן as Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 עֲנָנָא, Syriac 
clouds). 
