Nisroch
Bible Usage:
- Nisroch used twice.
- First Reference: 2 Kings 19:37
- Last Reference: Isaiah 37:38
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H5268 Used 2 times
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Nisroch
Probably connected with the Hebrew word nesher, an eagle. An Assyrian god, supposed to be that represented with the head of an eagle. Sennacherib was killed in the temple of this idol (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38).
Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Nisroch
flight; proof; temptation; delicate
Naves Topical Index
Nisroch
An idol.
2 Kings 19:36-37; Isaiah 37:37-38
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Nisroch
(the great eagle) an idol of Nineveh, in whose temple Sennacherib was worshipping when assassinated by his sons, Adrammelech and Shizrezer. (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38) This idol is identified with the eagle-headed human figure, which is one of the most prominent on the earliest Assyrian monuments, and is always represented as contending with and conquering the lion or the bull.