H5576 H5576
Sennacherib; king of Assyria (705–681 BCE) who invaded Judah during Hezekiah's reign.
The Akkadian name Sin-ahhe-eriba means 'Sin (the moon god) has replaced the brothers,' reflecting Assyrian royal naming conventions. Sennacherib succeeded his father Sargon II and is remembered in biblical history primarily for his campaign against Judah in 701 BCE (2 Kgs 18:13–19:37; Isa 36–37; 2 Chr 32). His siege of Jerusalem ended dramatically when the angel of the LORD struck down 185,000 Assyrian troops in a single night. Sennacherib was later assassinated by his own sons while worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch (2 Kgs 19:36–37). Multilingual renderings consistently transliterate the name with minor variation: Spanish 'Senaquerib,' French 'Sanchérib.'
Senses
1. Sennacherib (personal name) — The proper name of the Assyrian king Sennacherib, son of Sargon II and father of Esarhaddon, who reigned 705–681 BCE. All thirteen biblical occurrences relate to his military confrontation with Judah under King Hezekiah — his invasion (2 Kgs 18:13; 2 Chr 32:1; Isa 36:1), his taunting messages to Jerusalem (2 Kgs 19:16; 2 Chr 32:9–10), Isaiah's prophetic response (2 Kgs 19:20; Isa 37:21), and his dramatic downfall and assassination (2 Kgs 19:36; Isa 37:37). Translations uniformly transliterate the name with slight phonetic adaptations. 13×
AR["سَنْحَارِيبَ", "سَنْحَارِيبُ", "سَنْحَرِيبَ", "سَنْحَرِيبُ"]·ben["সন্হেরীব", "সন্হেরীবের", "সন্হেরীব", "সন্হেরীবের"]·DE["Sancheriv", "Sanherib"]·EN["Sancheriv", "Sennacherib", "king", "which"]·FR["Sancheriv", "Sanchérib"]·heb["סנחריב"]·HI["सन्खेरीब", "सन्खेरीब-की", "सन्हेरीब", "सन्हेरीब-ने"]·ID["Sanherib"]·IT["Sancheriv", "Sennacherib"]·jav["Sanherib", "Sanhérib", "Sankhérib", "kang", "raja"]·KO["산헤립", "산헤립의", "산헤립이"]·PT["Sancheriv", "Sanheriv"]·RU["Санхерив", "Санхерива", "Санхериве"]·ES["Sanjeriw", "Senaquerib", "de-Senaquerib"]·SW["Senakeribu", "ya-Senakeribu"]·TR["Sanherib", "Sanherib'in"]·urd["سنحریب", "سنحریب-نے", "سنحریب-کی", "سنحریب-کے", "سنخریب"]
2 Kgs 18:13, 2 Kgs 19:16, 2 Kgs 19:20, 2 Kgs 19:36, 2 Chr 32:1, 2 Chr 32:2, 2 Chr 32:9, 2 Chr 32:10, 2 Chr 32:22, Isa 36:1, Isa 37:17, Isa 37:21 (+1 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† סַנְחֵרִיב n.pr.m. Sennacherib (= Sinaḫê-irba, Sin multiplied brothers, SchrCOT 2 K 18:13);—son of Sargon and father of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria (b. c. 705–681; cf. TieleGesch. 285 ff.); 2 K 18:13; 19:16, 20, 36 = Is 36:1; 37:17, 21, 37; 2 Ch 32:1, 2, 9, 10, 22 (all as above, except סַנְחֵרִב 2 K 19:20); 𝔊 Σενναχηρειμ, 𝔊L Σενναχειρειμ; Σεναχήριβος JosAnt. x. 1 ff.; Σαναχάρβον (acc.) Herodot.ii. 141.