Suc'coth-benoth'

A goddess whose worship was established at Samaria by the heathen of Babylon who were settled there. 2Ki 17:30. The name has been traced to Zarpanit, the goddess of wisdom, the lady of the deep, and wife of Bel-merodach. see Mero'dach

Suc'coth-be'noth

Occurs only in

2Ki 17:30

It has generally been supposed that this term is pure Hebrew, and signifies the tents of daughters; which some explain as "the booths in which the daughters of the Babylonians prostituted themselves in honor of their idol," others as "small tabernacles in which were contained images of female deities." Sir H. Rawlinson thinks that Succoth-benoth represents the Chaldaean goddess Zerbanit, the wife of Merodach, who was especially worshipped at Babylon.