How to Pronounce Esarhaddon
Eh-shar-HAD-dun
Esarhaddon is pronounced Eh-shar-HAD-dun (ˌiːsɑːrˈhædən): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: EE-sahr-HAD-uhn.
What does Esarhaddon mean?
Esarhaddon means “that closes the point; joy; cheerfulness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Esarhaddon?
Assur has given a brother, successor of Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38). He ascended the throne about B.C. 681. Nothing further is recorded of him in Scripture, except that he settled certain colonists in Samaria (Ezra 4:2). But from the monuments it appears that he was the most powerful of all the Assyrian monarchs. He built many temples and palaces, the most magnificent of which was the south-west palace at Nimrud, which is said to have been in its general design almost the same as Solomon’s palace, only much larger (1 Kings 7:1-12). In December B.C.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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