Niçrôk — H5268

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nisrok, a Babylonian idol

1. Nisroch = "the great eagle"
2. an idol of Nineveh worshipped by Sennacherib; symbolised by the eagle-headed human figure

Usually translated as

Nisroch

Origin

of foreign origin

Occurrences

Niçrôk occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1)

• 2 Kings 19:37 — And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch (נִסְרֹ֣ךְ) 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.
• Isaiah 37:38 — And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch (נִסְרֹ֣ךְ) 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.