HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5370
נֵרְגָּ֑ל
ne.re.gal — Nergal
§ Nergal = "hero" one of the chief deities of Assyria and Babylon and worshipped by the men of Cuth
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Nergal
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5371
נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר
ne.re.gal shar.e.tser — Nergal-sar-ezer
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
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The great dog; that is, lion, one of the chief gods of the Assyrians and Babylonians (2 Kings 17:30), the god of war and hunting. He is connected with Cutha as its tutelary deity.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.