Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(prince of darkness). An idol introduced into Samaria by Avite colonists, and worshipped under the form of an ass, symbolizing darkness (2 Kings 17:31).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
A god of the Avite colonists in Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The word is supposed to signify “darkness,” or the under-world.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
of foreign derivation; Tartak, a deity of the Avvites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
thou shalt be enchained
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
The sun in his regular return; shut up; intense darkness:-a deity of the Avites, 2 Kings 17:31. {Sol continuo reditu}