5371. Nergal Sharetser

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Nergal Sharetser: Nergal-Sharezer

Original Word: נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Nergal Shar'etser
Pronunciation: ner-GAL sha-RET-ser
Phonetic Spelling: (nare-gal' shar-eh'-tser)
Definition: Nergal-Sharezer
Meaning: Nergal-Sharetser

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Nergal-sharezer

From Nergal and Shar'etser; Nergal-Sharetser, the name of two Babylonians -- Nergal-sharezer.

see HEBREW Nergal

see HEBREW Shar'etser

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from Nergal and Sharetser
Definition
a Bab. court official
NASB Translation
Nergal-sar-ezer (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֵרְגַּל שַׂרְאֶ֫צֶר proper name, masculine (so Baer Ginsb; van d. H. ׳שַׁר), chief soothsayer (רַבמָֿ֑ג) in train of Nebuchad. Jeremiah 39:3a (strike out Gie, plausibly) Jeremiah 39:3b, 13 (compare Schr^{COT on the passage}).

נִרְגָּן see רגן

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian name Nergal-šar-uṣur, meaning "Nergal, protect the king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Nergal-Sharetser, as this is a specific proper noun related to a historical figure in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The name Nergal-Sharetser appears in the context of the Babylonian court during the time of the prophet Jeremiah. It is specifically mentioned in the narrative of the fall of Jerusalem.

Context: Nergal-Sharetser is identified as a high-ranking official in the Babylonian empire, serving under King Nebuchadnezzar II. He is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah as one of the Babylonian princes present at the siege and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. In Jeremiah 39:3, Nergal-Sharetser is listed among the officials who entered the city after its capture: "Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon." (BSB)

Nergal-Sharetser's presence at this pivotal event underscores the importance of the Babylonian military and administrative apparatus in the conquest of Judah. His name, invoking the protection of the god Nergal, reflects the syncretism of political and religious elements in Babylonian society. The historical and archaeological records suggest that Nergal-Sharetser may have been a prominent figure in the Babylonian court, possibly holding a position equivalent to a chief officer or military commander.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶ֖צֶר אֶ֙צֶר֙ אֶ֠צֶר אצר ’e·ṣer ’eṣer Etzer

Englishman's Concordance

Jeremiah 39:3
HEB: נֵרְגַ֣ל שַׂר־ אֶ֠צֶר סַֽמְגַּר־ נְב֞וּ
NAS: Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu,
KJV: gate, [even] Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo,
INT: Gate the Middle Nergal-sar-ezer Samgar-nebu Sar-sekim

Jeremiah 39:3
HEB: נֵרְגַ֤ל שַׂר־ אֶ֙צֶר֙ רַב־ מָ֔ג
NAS: the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer [the] Rab-mag,
KJV: Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag,
INT: Sar-sekim the Rab-saris Nergal-sar-ezer Rab-mag and all

Jeremiah 39:13
HEB: וְנֵרְגַ֥ל שַׂר־ אֶ֖צֶר רַב־ מָ֑ג
NAS: the Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag,
KJV: Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag,
INT: Nebushazban the Rab-saris and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag and all

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5371
3 Occurrences

’e·ṣer — 3 Occ.