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Nergal

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(hero). A man-lion god of Assyria, corresponding to Mars (2 Kings 17:30³⁰And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, (2 Kings 17:30)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An Assyrian and Babylonian god (2 Kings 17:30³⁰And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, (2 Kings 17:30)). It has many titles on the monuments, such as “the god of the chase,” “the king of battle.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5370 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Nergal

Phonic:

nare-gal’

Meaning:

of foreign origin; Nergal, a Cuthite deity

KJV Usage:

Nergal

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the lamp rolled

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Fountains of light; the great man or hero:―a Cushite deity, 2 Kings 17:30. {Lucis scaturigines}