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Nisroch

Holman Bible Dictionary

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(nihss' rahch) God worshiped by the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38 ). No god of this name is otherwise known. The name is perhaps a (deliberate?) corruption of the name Marduk, Nusku (the fire-god), or Ashur (compare early Greek readings Esdrach and Asorach).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nisroch'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​n/nisroch.html. 1991.
 
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