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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Nibhaz:

barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avites (2Ki 17:31), probably in the form of a dog.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Nibhaz:

budding; prophesying

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Nibhaz:

nib'-haz (nibhchaz): Given as the name of an idol of the Avvites, introduced by them into Samaria (2Ki 17:31), but otherwise unknown. The text is supposed to be corrupt.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nibhaz:

(the barker) a deity of the Avites, introduced by them into Samaria in the time of Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:31). The rabbins derived the name from a Hebrew root nabach, "to bark," and hence assigned to it the figure of a dog, or a dog‐headed man. The Egyptians worshipped the dog. Some indications of this worship have been found in Syria, a colossal figure of a dog having formerly stood at a point between Berytus and Tripolis.

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