Shalmaneser = "fire-worshipper"

 1) 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
    1a) maybe a common name for Assyrian kings in the 8th century BC