152. Adrammelek
Strong's Lexicon
Adrammelek: Adrammelech

Original Word: אֲדֹרָמֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Adrammelek
Pronunciation: ad-ram-meh'-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-ram-meh'-lek)
Definition: Adrammelech
Meaning: Adrammelek

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian "Adar-malik," meaning "Adar is king," where Adar is a deity.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Adrammelek in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.

Usage: Adrammelek is a name that appears in the Hebrew Bible, associated with two distinct references: a son of an Assyrian king and a pagan deity worshiped by the Sepharvites.

Cultural and Historical Background: - Adrammelek as a Deity: In 2 Kings 17:31, Adrammelek is mentioned as a god worshiped by the Sepharvites, a people relocated to Samaria by the Assyrians. This deity was associated with child sacrifice, a practice condemned by the Israelites.

- Adrammelek as a Person: In 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, Adrammelek is one of the sons of Sennacherib, the Assyrian king. He is noted for assassinating his father, an act that led to his fleeing to the land of Ararat.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from adar and melek
Definition
"Adar is prince," an Assyr. idol, also a son of Sennacherib
NASB Translation
Adrammelech (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (Adar is prince, Assyrian Adar-malik (?) see KAT2284, cf, ABK140; or A. is Counsellor, Decider, compare DlK 52 f; otherwise SayceRel. Babylonian 7; on Babylonian god Adar see SchrKSGW 1880, 19 f DlK 52 f, but SayceRel, Babylonian 151 f; JenKo 457 f and others read Assyrian name Ninib; on Carthaginian יתנאדר see BaeRel. 54)

1 a god of Sepharvaim 2 Kings 17:31.

2 parricidal son of Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38.

אֲדֹרָם see אדנירם below אדון. above

אֲדַרְכּוֺן see דרכמון.

אֶדְרְעִי see דרע.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adrammelech

From 'adar and melek; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib -- Adrammelech.

see HEBREW 'adar

see HEBREW melek

Forms and Transliterations
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ואדרמלך לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ לאדרמלך lə’aḏrammeleḵ lə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ leadramMelech veadramMelech wə’aḏrammeleḵ wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 17:31
HEB: בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ [אֱלֹהַּ
NAS: in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech
KJV: in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech,
INT: their children the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech God

2 Kings 19:37
HEB: נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר (בָּנָיו֙
NAS: his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer
KJV: his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer
INT: of Nisroch his god Adrammelech and Sharezer his son

Isaiah 37:38
HEB: נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙
NAS: his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer
KJV: his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer
INT: of Nisroch his god Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 152
3 Occurrences


lə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.
wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.















151
Top of Page
Top of Page