{"def":{"lit":"fire-worshipper","short":"Shalmaneser, an Assyrian king","long":["Assyrian king who probably reigned between Tiglath-pileser and Sargon; invaded the northern kingdom of Israel when the last king Hoshea was on the throne; forced Hoshea to pay tribute but had to reinvade when Hoshea reneged; it is uncertain whether Shalmaneser or Sargon concluded the siege which finally ended the northern kingdom",["maybe a common name for Assyrian kings in the 8th century BC"]]},"deriv":"of foreign derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɑl.mɑn̪.ʔɛˈsɛr","ipa_mod":"ʃɑl.mɑn.ʔɛˈsɛʁ","sbl":"šalmanʾeser","dic":"shahl-mahn-eh-SER","dic_mod":"shahl-mahn-eh-SER"},"see":["H8020"],"comment":"Compare H8020."}