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Strong's H5576 סַנְחֵרִיב (cancherib)

Cancherib means “Sennacherib” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5576 — pseudomartyreo (“be a false witness”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H5576
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 13
Books 3

Strong's H5576 Quick Answer

Strong's H5576 סַנחֵרִיבּ (Cancheriyb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Cancheriyb (san-khay-reeb') n/p. 1. Sancherib, an Assyrian king [of foreign origin] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include king and sennacherib. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Cancheriyb (san-khay-reeb') n/p. 1. Sancherib, an Assyrian king [of foreign origin]
Usage
13 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
king and sennacherib

Meaning and Definition

Cancheriyb (san-khay-reeb') n/p. 1. Sancherib, an Assyrian king [of foreign origin] KJV: Sennacherib.

Original Word
סַנחֵרִיבּ
Transliteration
Cancheriyb
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5576. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sennacherib

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.13; father of: Adrammelech (H0152H), Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H0634); also called Sargon at Isa.20.1; Also named: sar.gon (סַרְגוֹן "Sargon" H5623) § Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon) son of Sargon, father of Esarhaddon, and king of Assyria from 705-681 BC; attacked Judah during the reign of king Hezekiah and Judah was delivered when in response to the prayer of Hezekiah an angel smote 185,000 Assyrian soldiers

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How Strong's H5576 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Cancheriyb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

king 2 Kings 18:13 10× Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:16 3×

How Strong's H5576 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5576 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5576 in the Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 18:13 KJV

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.

2 Kings 19:16 KJV

LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

2 Kings 19:20 KJV

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

Usage Excerpts

First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5576.

2 Kings 18:13 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
2 Kings 19:16 Old Testament, KJV
LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
2 Kings 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
2 Kings 19:36 Old Testament, KJV
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
2 Chronicles 32:1 Old Testament, KJV
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Chronicles 32:2 Old Testament, KJV
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles 32:9 Old Testament, KJV
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
2 Chronicles 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles 32:22 Old Testament, KJV
Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
Isaiah 36:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
Isaiah 37:17 Old Testament, KJV
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Isaiah 37:21 Old Testament, KJV
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
Isaiah 37:37 Old Testament, KJV
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5576, grouped by book.

2 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 18:13 2 Kings 19:16 2 Kings 19:20 2 Kings 19:36
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 32:1 2 Chronicles 32:2 2 Chronicles 32:9 2 Chronicles 32:10 2 Chronicles 32:22
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 36:1 Isaiah 37:17 Isaiah 37:21 Isaiah 37:37

Strong's H5576 FAQ

What does cancherib (סַנְחֵרִיב) mean?

Cancherib (Strong's H5576) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sennacherib". Cancheriyb (san-khay-reeb') n/p. 1. Sancherib, an Assyrian king [of foreign origin]

How many times is cancherib (סַנְחֵרִיב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H5576 across 3 books.

Where can I study cancherib (סַנְחֵרִיב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5576 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cancherib (סַנְחֵרִיב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as king and sennacherib. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.