H5576 סַנְחֵרִיב (Çanchêrîyb) san-khay-reeb'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

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

סַנְחֵרִיב (san.che.riv) — 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

סַנְחֵרִיב (H5576)

name

Names of People

Sennacherib = man; ► king of Assyria (704–681), who attacked Judah during the reign of king Hezekiah

2KI 18:13 · 2KI 19:16 · 2KI 19:20 · 2KI 19:36 · 2CH 32:1 · 2CH 32:2 · 2CH 32:9 · 2CH 32:10 · 2CH 32:22 · ISA 36:1 · ISA 37:17 · ISA 37:21 · ISA 37:37

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

סַנְחֵרִיב n.pr.m. Sennacherib (= Sin-aḩê-irba, Sin multiplied brothers);—son of Sargon and father of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria base

Bible Occurrences (13)

18:13 19:16 19:20 19:36

32:1 32:2 32:9 32:10 32:22

36:1 37:17 37:21 37:37

2 Kings 18:13

In the fourteenth... year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked... and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

2 Kings 19:16

Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.

2 Kings 19:20

Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.

2 Kings 19:36

So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

2 Chronicles 32:1

After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32:2

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib... had come to make war against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:9

Later..., as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces... besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah... and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

2 Chronicles 32:10

This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?