The meaning of “אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ”
Understanding ʼĂdrammelek reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Adrammelech. - § Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider" - Adrammelek, t...
אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ
Adrammelech. - § Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider" - Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib 1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth 2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 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.” Word: אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (ʼĂdrammelek) | |
| 2 Kings 19:37 | “And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. ” Word: אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (ʼĂdrammelek) | |
| Isaiah 37:38 | “And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead. ” Word: אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (ʼĂdrammelek) |