H5268 — נִסְרֹךְ (Niçrôk / Nisroch)¶
Core Data¶
- Strong's: H5268
- Original: נִסְרֹךְ
- Transliteration: Niçrôk (ASCII slug:
nicrok) - Pronunciation: nis-roke
- Part of Speech: proper masculine noun (
n-m) - Root / Related: The lexicon marks the name as of foreign origin; no secure Hebrew root note was returned by the toolset.
- Occurrences: 2 unique verses (2 tokens) across 2 books
- First Occurrence: 2Ki 19:37 — "And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god..."
- Hapax Legomenon: No
Lexicon Definition¶
Strong's defines the word simply as "of foreign origin; Nisrok, a Babylonian idol:--Nisroch."
The lexical data is narrow because both occurrences are the same narrative report preserved in parallel in Kings and Isaiah. The tools therefore support identifying H5268 as a foreign deity-name, but they do not provide a broader semantic range beyond that.
Translation Distribution (KJV)¶
| Translation | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| of Nisroch | 2 | 100% |
No alternate KJV renderings occur.
Distribution by Book¶
| Book | Count | Per 100 Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 |
The word appears only in the duplicated Sennacherib narrative: 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38. No wider distribution pattern can be established.
Semantic Categories¶
1. Foreign Deity Named in an Assyrian Royal Cult Setting¶
Both attestations use H5268 as the name of the god in whose temple Sennacherib is worshipping when he is assassinated. The Hebrew parser identifies נִסְרֹךְ as a proper noun, and the surrounding words fix its function in the sentence: "house," "worshipping," and "his god."
- 2Ki 19:37 — "as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god..."
- Isa 37:38 — "as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god..."
Because the two occurrences are parallel versions of the same event, no additional semantic categories can be established from usage elsewhere.
Immediate Context in 2 Kings 19:37 / Isaiah 37:38¶
The two verses are nearly identical, so the same local co-text appears in both attestations.
| Context Word | Strong's | Co-verses | Relevance to H5268 |
|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיִת (bayith) | H1004 | 2 | Forms the fixed phrase "house of Nisroch", locating the name in a temple/shrine setting |
| שָׁחָה (shachah) | H7812 | 2 | The name occurs only while Sennacherib is bowing down / worshipping |
| אֱלֹהִים (elohiym) | H430 | 2 | The phrase "Nisroch his god" explicitly marks the referent as a deity |
| אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (Adrammelech) | H152 | 2 | Appears in the same assassination scene as one of Sennacherib's sons |
| שַׁרְאֶצֶר (Sharezer) | H8272 | 2 | Appears alongside Adrammelech in the same narrative frame |
| נָכָה (nakah) | H5221 | 2 | Marks the assassination event during which the deity-name is mentioned |
Related Words¶
Word Family / Root¶
- No Hebrew root family was returned for H5268. The lexicon treats it as a foreign name rather than a native Hebrew derivative.
Synonyms¶
No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H5268.
Antonyms¶
No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H5268.
Easily Confused Words¶
No KJV-overlap or LXX-overlap confusion set was returned for H5268. The word has a single English rendering and no LXX alignment data in the local tools.
Semantic Domain¶
search_relationships.py places H5268 in:
- [003001004] Names of Deities
Neighbor words returned by the tool: - H46 אָבִיר - H152 אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ - A412 / H410 / H411 / H415 אֵל
This domain assignment fits the immediate context, where the text explicitly calls Nisroch "his god" and places the name in a worship setting.
LXX Mapping¶
No LXX alignments were returned by search_strongs.py --lxx-map H5268.
With only two parallel occurrences and no usable alignment signal in the local dataset, the tools do not surface a primary Greek bridge for this name.
Generated from: gather_word_data.py H5268, search_relationships.py H5268, search_strongs.py --lexicon H5268, search_strongs.py --lookup H5268, search_strongs.py --lxx-map H5268, hebrew_parser.py --verse "2Ki 19:37", hebrew_parser.py --verse "Isa 37:38"
Last updated: 2026-04-29