Strong H6048עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ
Anammelech
- Transliteration
- ‛ănammelek
- Pronunciation
- an-am-meh'-lek
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Of foreign origin;
{Anammelek} an Assyrian deity: - Anammelech.
{Anammelek} an Assyrian deity: - Anammelech.
Meaning of the name
Anammelech = "image of the king"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31
In the biblical story
Anammelech
Assyrian deity worshiped by Sepharvites
Anammelech was an Assyrian deity worshiped by the Sepharvites, who were among the foreign peoples settled in Samaria by the Assyrian king.
In the Bible
Strong H6048 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- anammelech1
First verses
- 2 Kings 17:31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.