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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
31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (2 Kings 17:31)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A
god
of the Avite colonists in
Samaria
(
2 Kings 17:31
31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (2 Kings 17:31)
).
The word
is supposed to signify “
darkness
,” or the under-world.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
8662
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Tartaq
Phonic:
tar-tawk’
Meaning:
of foreign derivation; Tartak, a deity of the Avvites
KJV Usage:
Tartak
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}