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Sennacherib — the meaning of the Hebrew name סַנְחֵרִיב

סַנְחֵרִיב

Çanchêrîyb · pronounced san-khay-reeb' · Strong's H5576 · a man

Sennacherib means Sancherib, an Assyrian king.

Strong's definition

of foreign origin; Sancherib, an Assyrian king.

First appearance

2Kgs 18:13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sennacherib

13 occurrences in 13 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah

2Kgs 18:132Kgs 19:162Kgs 19:202Kgs 19:362Chr 32:12Chr 32:22Chr 32:92Chr 32:102Chr 32:22Isa 36:1Isa 37:17Isa 37:21Isa 37:37

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