Hebrew word · H5576

סַנְחֵרִיב

sancheriv

Sennacherib

Appears 13 times in 13 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Kings · 4

  1. 2 Kings 18:13 סַנְחֵרִ֤יב Sennacherib

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

  2. 2 Kings 19:16 סַנְחֵרִ֔יב Sennacherib

    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.

  3. 2 Kings 19:20 סַנְחֵרִ֥ב Sennacherib

    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.

    Here: Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Sîn-aḫḫē-erība, 'the moon-god Sin has replaced the brothers'. He ruled Assyria from 705 to 681 BC.

  4. 2 Kings 19:36 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב Sennacherib

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

2 Chronicles · 5

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:1 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב Sennacherib

    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. 2 Chronicles 32:2 סַנְחֵרִ֑יב Sennacherib

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

  3. 2 Chronicles 32:9 סַנְחֵרִ֨יב Sennacherib

    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:

  4. 2 Chronicles 32:10 סַנְחֵרִ֖יב Sennacherib

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

  5. 2 Chronicles 32:22 סַנְחֵרִ֥יב Sennacherib

    So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.

Isaiah · 4

  1. Isaiah 36:1 סַנְחֵרִ֤יב Sennacherib

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

    Here: The Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Sîn-aḫḫē-erība, 'Sin (the moon god) has replaced the brothers'. He was king of Assyria 705–681 BC, the most powerful ruler of his day.

  2. Isaiah 37:17 סַנְחֵרִ֔יב Sennacherib

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

    Here: The Assyrian king (ruled 705–681 BC). His name in Akkadian, Sin-aḫḫē-erība, means 'the moon-god Sin has replaced the brothers'. He is named directly, as the one accused.

  3. Isaiah 37:21 סַנְחֵרִ֖יב Sennacherib

    Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

  4. Isaiah 37:37 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב Sennacherib

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

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