Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
a god of the Hamathite colonists in Samaria. (2 Kings 17:30) It has been regarded as identical with the Pan of the Greeks.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ASH'IMA. 2 Kgs 17:30. The name of the god the Hamathite colonists introduced into Samaria; identified with the Pan of the Greeks.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
crime; offense