H8022Hebrewšalmanʾeser
שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר
Shalmaneser. Comp H8020 (שַׁלְמַן).
2
Total Occurrences
1
Books
2
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1assyrian king who probably reigned between tiglath-pileser and sargon; invaded the northern kingdom of israel when the last king hoshea was on the throne; forced hoshea to pay tribute but had to reinvade when hoshea reneged; it is uncertain whether shalmaneser or sargon concluded the siege which finally ended the northern kingdom
- 2maybe a common name for assyrian kings in the 8th century bc
Etymology & Derivation
of foreign derivation;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Shalmanʼeçer; Pronunciation: shal-man-eh'-ser