Adrammelech
Americannoun
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one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites.
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a son of Sennacherib.
Etymology
Origin of Adrammelech
From Late Latin Adramelech, from Greek Adramélech, Hebrew Adrammelekh, probably from Akkadian Adad-milki “Adad is my king”
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Various have been the conjectures as to what the true Assyrian forms of the names would be, and only one, that of Adrammelech, has been found with any probability of its being the right one.
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Shareser is not mentioned, either by Abydenus or Polyhistor, as taking part in the murder; it would seem to be very probable, that Adrammelech was the culprit.
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The Hebrews tell us that the men of Sepharvaim worshipped Adrammelech; and this can hardly be any other deity than the Adar-Malik of the inscriptions.
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The Hebrews were aware that this city worshipped the gods Adar and Anu, Adrammelech and Anammelech.
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It is proper to add that neither elsewhere than in Moloch will be found Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
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