How to Pronounce Nisroch
NIZ-rock
Nisroch is pronounced NIZ-rock (ˈnɪsrɑːk): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: NIS-rahk.
What does Nisroch mean?
Nisroch means “flight; proof; temptation; delicate”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Nisroch?
Probably connected with the Hebrew word nesher, an eagle. An Assyrian god, supposed to be that represented with the head of an eagle. Sennacherib was killed in the temple of this idol (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
NIS-rahk
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