How to Pronounce Nergal-sharezer
NUHR-gal-shuh-REE-zuhr
Nergal-sharezer is pronounced NUHR-gal-shuh-REE-zuhr (ˌnɜːrɡɑːlʃəˈriːzə): five syllables, stress on the first and fourth.
What does Nergal-sharezer mean?
Nergal-sharezer means “treasurer of Nergal”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Nergal-sharezer?
Nergal, protect the king! (1.) One of the “princes of the king of Babylon who accompanied him in his last expedition against Jerusalem” (Jer. 39:3, 13). (2.) Another of the “princes,” who bore the title of “Rabmag.” He was one of those who were sent to release Jeremiah from prison (Jer. 39:13) by “the captain of the guard.” He was a Babylonian grandee of high rank. From profane history and the inscriptions, we are led to conclude that he was the Neriglissar who murdered Evil-merodach, the son of Nebuchadnezzar, and succeeded him on the throne of Babylon (B.C. 559-556). He was married to a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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