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סַנְחֵרִיב

𐤎𐤍𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤁

Sanecheriv

H5576 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; proper name of an Assyrian king

Definition

Sennacherib; proper name designating the Neo-Assyrian king who reigned from ca. 705–681 BCE, frequently referenced in biblical texts concerning the Assyrian campaigns against Israelite and Judahite territories, particularly Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah. The name in biblical usage refers exclusively to this historical ruler.

Semantic Range

the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib; historical figure, king of Assyria during the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE; never used for anyone or anything else

Root / Etymology

Of Akkadian origin, from the Neo-Assyrian name Sîn-aḥḥē-erība, meaning 'Sîn (the moon god) has replaced the brothers/lost brothers.' The name is borrowed directly into Hebrew and reflects the established Assyrian royal titulature, not derived from a Hebrew root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name סַנְחֵרִיב occurs in the Hebrew Bible in accounts dealing with Assyrian military incursions into Israelite and Judahite kingdoms, notably during the reign of King Hezekiah (e.g., 2 Kings 18–19, Isaiah 36–37, 2 Chronicles 32). Its use appears strictly as a proper noun, with no lexical meaning for the word itself in Hebrew outside of reference to the historical individual Sennacherib. Sennacherib's interactions with the Judahite kingdom mark an important episode in First Temple period history. Though later English translations often render the name as 'Sennacherib,' the Hebrew preserves the transliterated Akkadian pronunciation. This foreign name is one example among several Assyrian and Babylonian royal names transmitted into the biblical text with minimal adaptation. The use of the word is always geographic, political, or historical, with no wider sense beyond the individual ruler. There are no contextual shifts in meaning across periods; references to סַנְחֵרִיב pertain directly to the same historical Assyrian monarch throughout all biblical occurrences.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign origin; Sancherib, an Assyrian king; Sennacherib.

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Root Family

סנחריב (s-n-ḥ-r-y-b (foreign, Akkadian origin)) — proper name; Neo-Assyrian royal name

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5576-01 סַנְחֵרִ֤יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib 13

Occurrences in Scripture

13 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5576-01 2 Kings 18:13 סַנְחֵרִ֤יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 2 Kings 19:16 סַנְחֵרִ֔יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 2 Kings 19:20 סַנְחֵרִ֥ב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 2 Kings 19:36 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 Isaiah 36:1 סַנְחֵרִ֤יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 Isaiah 37:17 סַנְחֵרִ֔יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 Isaiah 37:21 סַנְחֵרִ֖יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 Isaiah 37:37 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 2 Chronicles 32:1 סַנְחֵרִ֣יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
H5576-01 2 Chronicles 32:2 סַנְחֵרִ֑יב sanecheriv HNp Sennacherib Sennacherib
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