Strong H5268נִסְרֹךְ
Nisroch
- Transliteration
- nisrôk
- Pronunciation
- nis-roke'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Of foreign origin;
{Nisrok} a Babylonian idol: - Nisroch.
{Nisrok} a Babylonian idol: - Nisroch.
Meaning of the name
Nisroch = "the great eagle"
Detailed definition
Nisroch, mentioned in <ref="2Ki.19.37; Isaiah 37:38">2Ki.19.37; Isaiah 37:38</ref>, was an Assyrian deity in whose temple King Sennacherib was worshipping when he was assassinated by his sons.
In the biblical story
Nisroch
An Assyrian deity, possibly associated with agriculture
Nisroch, mentioned in <ref="2Ki.19.37; Isaiah 37:38">2Ki.19.37; Isaiah 37:38</ref>, was an Assyrian deity in whose temple King Sennacherib was worshipping when he was assassinated by his sons.
In the Bible
Strong H5268 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nisroch2
First verses
- 2 Kings 19:37And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.