Strong H152H152Gאַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ

Adrammelech

Transliteration: 'adrammelek
Pronunciation: ad-ram-meh'-lek
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31

Meaning of the name

Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider"

General definition

From H142 and H4428; splendor of (the) king;
{Adrammelek} the name of an Assyrian {idol} also of a son of Sennacherib: - Adrammelech.

In the biblical story

Adrammelech

Assyrian god worshipped by Sepharvites in Samaria

Adrammelech was an Assyrian deity worshipped by the Sepharvite people. (2Ki.17.31)

In the Bible

Strong H152G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

adrammelech1

First verses

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.