BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6048
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'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →One of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The name means “Anu is king.” It was a female deity representing the moon, as Adrammelech (q.v.) was the male representing the sun.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
