BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5562
sam.gar ne.vo — Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.39.3 § Samgar-nebo = "sword of Nebo" one of the princes or generals of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Be gracious, O Nebo! or a cup-bearer of Nebo, probably the title of Nergal-sharezer, one of the princes of Babylon (Jer. 39:3).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
