Adrammelech — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ

אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ

ʼĂdrammelek · pronounced ad-ram-meh'-lek · Strong's H152 · a man

Adrammelech means splendor of (the) king.

Built from

אָדַר ʼâdar (from, H142) — to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent open in the lexicon ›

מֶלֶךְ melek (and, H4428) — a king open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib.

First appearance

2Kgs 17:31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (KJV)

Every verse that names Adrammelech

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah

2Kgs 17:312Kgs 19:37Isa 37:38

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