Strong H5576סַנְחֵרִיב

Sennacherib

Transliteration: sanchêrîyb
Pronunciation: san-khay-reeb'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of foreign origin;
{Sancherib} an Assyrian king: - Sennacherib.

Meaning of the name

Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon)

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.13;
father of: Adrammelech (H152H), Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H634); also called Sargon at Isa.20.1;
Also named: sar.gon (סַרְגוֹן "Sargon" H5623)

In the biblical story

Sennacherib

Assyrian Emperor who invaded Judah

Sennacherib and Sargon were Assyrian kings who led military campaigns against Judah during the reigns of King Hezekiah and King Ahaz, respectively.

In the Bible

Strong H5576 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

sennacherib12
thereof1

First verses

2 Kings 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.
2 Kings 19:16
Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
2 Kings 19:20
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
2 Kings 19:36
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
2 Chronicles 32:1
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Chronicles 32:2
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles 32:9
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
2 Chronicles 32:10
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles 32:22
Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
Isaiah 36:1
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
Isaiah 37:17
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Isaiah 37:21
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
Isaiah 37:37
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.