Original Word: אֲדֹרָמֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Adrammelek
Pronunciation: ad-ram-meh'-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-ram-meh'-lek)
Definition: Adrammelech
Meaning: Adrammelek

Adrammelech

From 'adar and melek; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib -- Adrammelech.

see HEBREW 'adar

see HEBREW melek

Word Origin
from adar and melek
Definition
"Adar is prince," an Assyr. idol, also a son of Sennacherib
NASB Translation
Adrammelech (3).

אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (Adar is prince, Assyrian Adar-malik (?) see KAT²²⁸⁴, cf, ABK¹⁴⁰; or A. is Counsellor, Decider, compare Dl^{K 52 f}; otherwise Sayce^Rel. Babylonian 7; on Babylonian god Adar see Schr^{KSGW 1880, 19 f} Dl^{K 52 f}, but Sayce^Rel, Babylonian 151 f; Jen^{Ko 457 f} and others read Assyrian name Ninib; on Carthaginian יתנאדר see Bae^{Rel. 54})

1 a god of Sepharvaim 2 Kings 17:31.

2 parricidal son of Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38.

אֲדֹרָם see אדנירם below אדון. above

אֲדַרְכּוֺן see דרכמון.

אֶדְרְעִי see דרע.

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֲדֹר (Ador) meaning "majestic" or "glorious" and מֶלֶךְ (Melek) meaning "king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Adrammelek, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and context. However, the narrative involving Adrammelek is part of the broader biblical history that is referenced in various Greek texts of the Septuagint and New Testament, which discuss the Assyrian empire and its interactions with Israel and Judah.

Usage: The name Adrammelek appears in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, specifically referring to two distinct entities:
• A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
• A deity worshiped by the Sepharvites, associated with child sacrifice.

Context: Adrammelek is mentioned in the context of two significant biblical narratives:

a. Adrammelek, Son of Sennacherib: In 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, Adrammelek is identified as one of the sons of Sennacherib, the Assyrian king. After Sennacherib's military campaign against Judah and his subsequent return to Nineveh, he was assassinated by Adrammelek and his brother Sharezer while worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch. This act of patricide led to the ascension of Esarhaddon, another son of Sennacherib, to the Assyrian throne. The assassination is seen as a fulfillment of the prophetic word against Sennacherib due to his blasphemy and threats against Jerusalem.

b. Adrammelek, the Deity: In 2 Kings 17:31, Adrammelek is mentioned as a god worshiped by the Sepharvites, a people relocated to Samaria by the Assyrians. The worship of Adrammelek involved child sacrifice, a practice condemned by the biblical authors as abhorrent and contrary to the worship of Yahweh. This reference highlights the syncretistic and idolatrous practices that infiltrated the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the period of Assyrian dominance.

וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ואדרמלך לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ לאדרמלך lə’aḏrammeleḵ lə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ leadramMelech veadramMelech wə’aḏrammeleḵ wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts