Sennacherib

Sennacherib

English

Etymology

From Latin Sennacherib, ultimately from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/Sîn-ahhī-erība/, “Sîn has replaced the brothers”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /seˈnækərɪb/
• (US) IPA^(key): /səˈnækɚɪb/

Proper noun

Sennacherib

1. The king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 BCE to 681 BCE, famous for the role he plays in the Bible which describes his campaign in the Levant.

Translations

king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Akkadian: 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (Sîn-ahhī-erība) Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܣܢܚܪܝܒ‎ Armenian: Սենեքերիմ (Senekʿerim) Old Armenian: Սենեքերիմ (Senekʿerim) Georgian: Old Georgian: სენაქერიმ (senakerim) Greek: Ancient Greek: Σαναχάριβος (Sanakháribos), Σενναχειρείμ (Sennakheireím) Latin: Sennacherib

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Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/Sîn-ahhī-erība/).

Proper noun

Sennacherib m (indeclinable)

1. A king of Assyria

References

• Sennacherib on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sennacherib in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette