Lexicon :: Strong's H5268 - nisrōḵ

נִסְרֹךְ
Transliteration
nisrōḵ
Pronunciation
nis-roke'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1382

Strong’s Definitions

נִסְרֹךְ Niçrôk, nis-roke'; of foreign origin; Nisrok, a Babylonian idol:—Nisroch.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H5268 in the following manner: Nisroch (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H5268 in the following manner: Nisroch (2x).
  1. Nisroch = "the great eagle"

    1. an idol of Nineveh worshipped by Sennacherib; symbolised by the eagle-headed human figure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִסְרֹךְ Niçrôk, nis-roke'; of foreign origin; Nisrok, a Babylonian idol:—Nisroch.
STRONGS H5268: Abbreviations
נִסְרֹךְ proper name, of a divinity Assyrian god, worshipped by Sennacherib, 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38; Εσδραχ, A Εσθραχ, Ασραχ(Κ); Νασαραχ, א Ασαρακ, A Ασαραχ (Isaiah); JosAnt. x. 1, 5 Αρασκη; no such god in cuneiform inscriptions; see views in MeinhJesaiaerzählungen (1898) on the passage; corrupt form of Nusku (= נסוך) according to HalJas. xiii (1879), 387 = Mél. de. Crit. 177 Muss-ArnJBL xi.1 (1892), 86; Hebraica. vii. 89 R. 17; Nusku is a solar diety, compare JastrRel. Bab. 220 f.
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2 Kings

19:37

Isaiah

37:38