Quick Definition
Anammelech
Biblical Persons & Places
Anammelech
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31;
only referred to as Anammelech (עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ).
Strong's Definition
Anammelek, an Assyrian deity
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Anammelech.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Anammelech = "image of the king"
1) an Assyrian false god introduced to Israel during the monarchy; worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech; companion god of 'Adrammelech'
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ (a.nam.me.lekh) — Anammelech. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31 § Anammelech = "image of the king" an Assyrian false god introduced to Israel during the monarchy; worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech; companion god of 'Adrammelech'
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of Deities
Anammelech = deity; ► worshiped by people of Sepharvaim, who were conquered by Sargon II and forced to settle in Samaria
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ n.pr.div. = As. Anu-malik base