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nivḥaz נִבְחַז ‘Nibhaz’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of foreign origin

nivḥaz pr n m title
Nibhaz = "the barker"
1) a deity of the Avites introduced by them into Samaria in the time of Shalmaneser; idol had the figure of a dog

Mentioned in 2 Kings 17:31

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