Adrammelech
a.de.ram.me.lekh is a proper name used for a god in one verse and for a son who kills his father in two others.
The name most often identifies a son acting with Sharezer to strike down his father; it also appears in a separate verse as the name of a god to whom the people of Sepharvaim burned their sons.
Senses in use
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Name of a son who strikes down his father · dominant
In 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, the form is tagged Noun · Proper in the clause naming Adrammelech and Sharezer as sons who strike their father down with a sword and escape to Ararat. The APB renders both clauses with “Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword.”
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Name in a deity designation · rare
In 2 Kings 17:31, the Noun · Proper form occurs with Anammelech in the statement that the people of Sepharvaim burned their sons in fire to them. The APB renders the pair as “Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name in 2 Kings 17:31 within a designation of gods, but in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38 as one of two sons who kill their father. These are presentations of the whole clauses rather than definitions.