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Tartak
Holman Bible Dictionary
(tahr' tak) Deity worshiped by the Arvvites whom the Assyrians settled in Samaria after 722 B.C. (2 Kings 17:31 ). The name is otherwise unattested and is likely a deliberate corruption of Atargatis, the Syrian high goddess and wife of Hadad.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tartak'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/t/tartak.html. 1991.