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Enemessar
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en -ē̇ -mes´ar ( Ἐνεμεσσάρ , Enemessár , Ἐνεμέσσαρος , Eneméssaros ): Generally allowed, since Grotius, to be a corruption, though occasionally defended as an alternative form, of Shalmaneser (Tobit 1:2, 15, etc.) who carried Israel captive to Nineveh, as related in 2 Ki. Among the captives was Tobit, taken from Thisbe in Gilead, where the prophet Elijah was born and for a time lived. The writer of Tobit makes Sennacherib the son (1 15), as well as the successor of Enemessar, whereas, according to the Assyrian inscriptions, Sennacherib was the son of Sargon. This is only one of several serious historical difficulties in the narrative of Tobit. The corruption of the name is variously explained. Rawlinson supposes the first syllable of the word "Shal" to have been dropped, comparing the Bupalussor of Abydenus for Nabopolassar. Dr. Pinches takes Enemessar for Senemessar, the "sh" being changed to "s" and then to the smooth breathing, though the rough breathing more commonly takes the place of a dropped "s"; both scholars admit the easy transposition of the liquids "m" and "n". Shalman -asharid is the Assyrian form of Shalmaneser.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Enemessar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/enemessar.html. 1915.
