אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ
a.de.ram.me.lekhAdrammelech
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man3 occurrences2 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
- Adrammelech: Assyrian god worshipped by Sepharvites in Samaria
- Adrammelech: Son of Sennacherib who murdered his father
Definition
from H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib
Traditional renderings: Adrammelech.
Traditional renderings: Adrammelech.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Kings 17:31לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · to Adrammelech…the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
- 2 Kings 19:37וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · [his sons] AdrammelechOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 37:38וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · AdrammelechOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.