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What was the cockatrice in Is 14:29?

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Isaiah prophecied against the Philistines in (KJV) 14:

29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice [H6848], and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
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The term cockatrice refers to a mythical creature often depicted as a serpent or dragon with the head of a rooster. In medieval folklore, it was believed to have the power to kill with a glance or breath. The word itself comes from the Latin calcatrix, meaning "tracker" or "pursuer," and it was often associated with danger and death.

New King James Version:

Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper [H6848], And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
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Barnes explained:

Shall come forth a cockatrice. A basilisk, or adder, a serpent of most venomous nature. That is, though Uzziah is dead, yet there shall spring up from him one far more destructive to you than he was; one who shall carry the desolations of war much further, and who shall more effectually subdue you. Most commentators have concurred in supposing that Hezekiah is here referred to.
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The cockatrice symbolized a new and dangerous threat arising from the remnants of a defeated enemy.

Isaiah 14:29 was fulfilled in 2 Kings 18:

And the LORD was with him [Hezekiah]; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. 8 He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
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Elsewhere in KJB, Jer 8:

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
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New King James Version:

For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you,” says the LORD.
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Even the NKJ translated H6848 to 'vipers', not 'cockatrice'.

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