Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5371: נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר

Nêrᵉgal Sharʼetser · pronounced nare-gal' shar-eh'-tser · “Nergal-sar-ezer”

Definition

Nergal-Sharetser, the name of two Babylonians

KJV translates it as: Nergal-sharezer.

Word origin: from H5370 (נֵרְגַּל) and H8272 (שַׁרְאֶצֶר);

Extended definition

A Babylonian official of Samgar, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3a
§ Nergal-sharezer = "prince of fire"
chief soothsayer and a ruler in the army of Nebuchadnezzar

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5371 is translated

  • nergal- ×3
  • shar- ×3
  • ezer ×3

Bible verses with H5371 (Nêrᵉgal Sharʼetser)

Nêrᵉgal sharʼetser appears in 2 verses.

  • Jeremiah 39:3

    And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 39:13

    So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;