Nibhaz (Hebrew: {{Script/Hebrew|נִבְחַז Nīḇḥaz) was a deity of the Avim during the time of Shalmaneser I (Kings 17:31). Some indications of worship have been found in Syria, between Berytus and Tripolis, in the form of a dog, a contention first found in the Talmud.[1] [2] Others identify Nibhaz with the Persian god Ibnakhaza or even with the Babylonian Nebo. Those who understand Nibhaz as being related to dogs tie it to the Egyptian deity Anubis.[3]
. Matthew George Easton. Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3. 1897.