H5576

סַנְחֵרִיב

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Sennacherib

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.13; father of: Adrammelech (H0152H), Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H0634); also called Sargon at Isa.20.1; Also named: sar.gon (סַרְגוֹן "Sargon" H5623) § Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon) son of Sargon, father of Esarhaddon, and king of Assyria from 705-681 BC; attacked Judah during the reign of king Hezekiah and Judah was delivered when in response to the prayer of Hezekiah an angel smote 185,000 Assyrian soldiers

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

סַנְחֵרִיב proper name, masculine Sennacherib (=Sin-a—ê-irba, Sin multiplied brothers, SchrCOT 2Kgs 18:13); — son of Sargon and father of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria ( B.C. 705-681; compare TieleGeschichte. 285 ff.); 2Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 19:16; 2Kgs 19:20; 2Kgs 19:36 = Isa 36:1; Isa 37:17; Isa 37:21; Isa 37:37; 2Chr 32:1; 2Chr 32:2; 2Chr 32:9; 2Chr 32:10; 2Chr 32:22 (all as above, except סַנְחֵרִב 2Kgs 19:20 ); (ᵐ5 Σενναχηρειμ, ᵐ5L Σενναχειρειμ; Σεναχήριβος JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 10:1»x. 1 ff.; Σαναχάρβον (accusative) Herodotii. 141.


סַנָּה see קִרְיַתסַֿנָּה.


13 occurrences

II Kings (4), II Chronicles (5), Isaiah (4)