נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר
Nêrᵉgal Sharʼetser · nare-gal' shar-eh'-tser
Nergal-Sharetser, the name of two Babylonians
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5370 (נֵרְגַּל) and H8272 (שַׁרְאֶצֶר);
Nergal-Sharetser, the name of two Babylonians
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Nergal-sharezer.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the head, the highest › to carry, to lift up › authority, the one who leads › to consume, to destroy › the head, the highest › strength, the leader › to pursue the straight path › the head, the highest
The seed, life continuing of the head, the highest that works to carry, to lift up of authority, the one who leads that works to consume, to destroy of the head, the highest of strength, the leader that works to pursue the straight path of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- even nergalsharezer1 · 33%
- nergalsharezer1 · 33%
- and nergalsharezer1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.