אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ
Transliteration
'aḏrammeleḵ
Pronunciation
ad-ram-meh'-lek
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָדַר (H142) and מֶלֶךְ (H4428)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ ʼĂdrammelek, ad-ram-meh'-lek; from H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib:—Adrammelech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H152 in the following manner: Adrammelech (3x).

  1. Adrammelech = "honour of the king"

      1. or "Adar is prince"

      2. or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider"

    2. an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth

    3. the son and murderer of Sennacherib

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ ʼĂdrammelek, ad-ram-meh'-lek; from H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib:—Adrammelech.
STRONGS H152: Abbreviations
† 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

17:31; 19:37

Isaiah

37:38