Strong's Lexicon
Nergal: Nergal
Original Word:נֵרְגַּל
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:Nergal
Pronunciation:NEHR-gahl
Phonetic Spelling:(nare-gal')
Definition:Nergal
Meaning:Nergal
Word Origin:Of foreign origin, likely from Akkadian or Babylonian roots.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -2 Kings 17:30 (BSB): "The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima."
10.Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Nergal in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific name of a foreign deity.
Usage:Nergal is a name used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a deity worshiped by the people of Cuth (a region associated with ancient Mesopotamia).
Cultural and Historical Background:In the biblical context, Nergal is identified as a god of war and pestilence, often associated with the underworld.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originof foreign origin
Definitiona heathen god
NASB TranslationNergal (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(Phoenician CIS
i.119. 2) — worshipped by men of Cuth,
2 Kings 17:30 (see Schr
COT2 Kings 17:30 Jen
Kosmol. 476-490 Muss-Arn
JBL xi (1892), 168).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nergal
Of foreign origin; Nergal, a Cuthite deity -- Nergal.
Forms and Transliterations
נֵֽרְגַ֑ל נרגל nê·rə·ḡal nereGal nêrəḡal
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