נֵרְגַ֣ל
𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤋
Neregal Shareetser
Nergal
Nergal-Sharetser: a personal name of Babylonian origin, referring to two individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically high-ranking officials or princes in the Neo-Babylonian empire. The name is composed of two elements: 'Nergal', the name of a Mesopotamian deity associated with the underworld, war, and plague, and 'Sharetser', likely meaning 'protect(s) the king' or 'prince.' Thus, the full name means 'O Nergal, protect the king' or 'Nergal, (the) prince/guardian.'
Jeremiah 39:3 · Word #9
Lexicon H5371
| Lemma | נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤋 𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Neregal Shareetser |
| Strong's | H5371 |
| Definition | Nergal-Sharetser: a personal name of Babylonian origin, referring to two individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically high-ranking officials or princes in the Neo-Babylonian empire. The name is composed of two elements: 'Nergal', the name of a Mesopotamian deity associated with the underworld, war, and plague, and 'Sharetser', likely meaning 'protect(s) the king' or 'prince.' Thus, the full name means 'O Nergal, protect the king' or 'Nergal, (the) prince/guardian.' |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Nergal |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5371-02
Nergal
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; foreign theophoric name; no Hebrew verbal stem or inflection. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is a masculine singular proper name of foreign (Akkadian) origin, referring to the deity Nergal. As a loanword without a productive Hebrew root, it is best rendered by transliteration while preserving its identity as a theophoric name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Neregal Shareetser
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Nergal-protect-the-king |