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nisrōxᵊ נִסְרֹךְ ‘Nisroch’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of foreign origin

nisrōxᵊ pr n m title
Nisroch = "the great eagle"
1) an idol of Nineveh worshipped by Sennacherib; symbolised by the eagle-headed human figure

Mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37 Isaiah 37:38

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