◄ 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 Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel 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.