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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 (2Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Nisroch:

flight; proof; temptation; delicate

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Nisroch:

nis'-rok, niz'-rok (nicrokh): The Assyrian god in whose temple Sennacherib was worshipping when put to death by his sons (2Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38). The name is not found elsewhere. Some identify him with Asshur, the national deity.

See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF

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.

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