Strong H5371H5371Hנֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר
Nergal-sar-ezer
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5371
- Transliteration
- nêrgal shar'etser
- Pronunciation
- nare-gal' shar-eh'-tser
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A Babylonian official living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3b
Meaning of the name
Nergal-sharezer = "prince of fire"
General definition
In the biblical story
Nergal-sar-ezer
Future Babylonian king at Jerusalem's fall
Nergal-sar-ezer was a Babylonian official present at the capture of Jerusalem in 587 BC and probably became king Neriglissar.