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ʾadrammelex אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ ‘Adrammelech’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾādar אָדַר ‘be glorious’ and melex מֶ֫לֶךְ ‘king’
Roots: אדר מלך

ʾadrammelex pr n m pers + pr n m title
Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider"
1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth
2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib

Mentioned in 2 Kings 17:31, 19:37 Isaiah 37:38

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