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Name meaning: answer; poverty of the king (Hitchcock)
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)Public domain
(image of the king), one of the idols worshipped by the colonists introduced into Samaria from Sepharvaim. (2 Kings 17:31) He was worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech, and is the companion-god to Adrammelech.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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