Anammelech
One of the gods of the nations named in the Bible.
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Tagged in
- 1 verse
- Named in the same verses as Adrammelech.
Computed from the data.
Places
Places named in the same verses as Anammelech, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- possible location: Sepharvaim1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 702–652 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
1 tagged verse in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Anammelech 1 |
| KJV | Anammelech 1 |
| ASV | Anammelech 1 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
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2 Kings1 verse
- 17:31
the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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.