How to Pronounce Nebo

NEE-bo

Nebo is pronounced NEE-bo (ˈniːbəʊ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: NEE-boh.

What does Nebo mean?

Nebo means “that speaks or prophesies”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Nebo?

Proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 48:1). To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs Nimrud. A statue of Nebo found at Calah, where it was set up by Pul, king of Assyria, is now in the British Museum. (2.) A mountain in the land of Moab from which Moses looked for the first and the last time on the Promised Land (Deut. 32:49; 34:1). It has been identified with Jebel Nebah, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, near its northern end, and about 5 miles south-west of Heshbon.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

NEE-boh

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