Quick Definition
Sennacherib
Biblical Persons & Places
Sennacherib
Emperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy
An emperor of Assyria living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.13;
referred to as Sennacherib (סַנְחֵרִיב), or Sargon (סַרְגוֹן);
father of Adrammelech, Sharezer and Esarhaddon.
Strong's Definition
Sancherib, an Assyrian king
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Sennacherib.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon)
1) 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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סַנְחֵרִיב
sanchêrý̂yb
BDB Definition:
Sennacherib = Sin multiplied brothers (Sin = the moon)
1) 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 13