Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(hero). A man-lion god of Assyria, corresponding to Mars (2 Kings 17:30).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
An Assyrian and Babylonian god (2 Kings 17:30). It has many titles on the monuments, such as “the god of the chase,” “the king of battle.”
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
of foreign origin; Nergal, a Cuthite deity
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
the lamp rolled
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Fountains of light; the great man or hero:―a Cushite deity, 2 Kings 17:30. {Lucis scaturigines}