Barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avites (2 Kings 17:31), probably in the form of a dog.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Nibhaz
Name meaning: budding; prophesying (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(the barker), a deity of the Avites, introduced by them into Samaria in the time of Shalmaneser. (2 Kings 17:31) The rabbins derived the name from a Hebrew root nabach, “to bark,” and hence assigned to it the figure of a dog, or a dog-headed man. The Egyptians worshipped the dog. Some indications of this worship have been found in Syria, a colossal figure of a dog having formerly stood at a point between Berytus and Tripolis.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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