5562. Samgar Nebo
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Samgar Nebo: Samgar Nebo

Original Word: נְבוֹ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Camgar Nbow
Pronunciation: sam-GAR NEH-voh
Phonetic Spelling: (sam-gar' neb-o')
Definition: Samgar Nebo
Meaning: Samgar-Nebo

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Samgar-nebo

Of foreign origin; Samgar-Nebo, a Babylonian general -- Samgar-nebo.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a Bab. officer
NASB Translation
Samgar-nebu (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סַמְגַּר נְבוֺ proper name, masculine an officer of Nebuchadnezzar according to ᵑ0 Jeremiah 39:3 #NAME?Šumgir Nabu (SchrCOT), but probably textual error; Gie (plausibly) takes סמגר as corrupted dittogram of רב מג, and joins נבו to following, נבושׂרסכים = נְבוּשַׁזְבַּן, compare Jeremiah 39:13 and ᵐ5 Σαμαγωθ (Σαμαγαδ, Σαμαγαρ, etc.) καὶ Ναβουσαχαρ.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Babylonian deity Nabu, associated with wisdom and writing.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Nebo, as it is specific to the Babylonian context and culture. However, Greek references to Babylonian deities or officials might be found in historical or apocryphal texts outside the canonical Bible.

Usage: The name Nebo appears in the context of Babylonian culture and religion. It is used in the Bible as part of the name Samgar-Nebo, a Babylonian official.

Context: Nebo is a Babylonian deity, often associated with wisdom, writing, and the planet Mercury. The name appears in the Bible as part of the compound name Samgar-Nebo, which is mentioned in the context of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem.
Samgar-Nebo is referenced in the Book of Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 39:3 (BSB), it is noted: "Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon."
• This passage describes the Babylonian officials who entered Jerusalem after its capture. Samgar-Nebo is likely a title or name indicating a person of high rank or a specific role within the Babylonian administration, possibly linked to the worship or service of the deity Nebo.

Forms and Transliterations
נְב֞וּ נבו nə·ḇū nəḇū neVu
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Englishman's Concordance
Jeremiah 39:3
HEB: אֶ֠צֶר סַֽמְגַּר־ נְב֞וּ שַׂר־ סְכִ֣ים
NAS: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim
KJV: [even] Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim,
INT: the Middle Nergal-sar-ezer Samgar-nebu Sar-sekim the Rab-saris

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Strong's Hebrew 5562
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nə·ḇū — 1 Occ.















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