H5370 H5370
Nergal; a Mesopotamian deity associated with war, plague, and the underworld
This divine name appears in 2 Kings 17:30, where the people of Cuth made Nergal their god after being resettled in Samaria by the Assyrians. Nergal was a major Mesopotamian deity, associated with war, pestilence, and the underworld. Astronomical traditions connected him with Mars. His cult center was Cuthah (biblical Cuth) near Babylon, making this reference historically accurate—the Cutheans brought their patron deity with them. Nergal also appears in Phoenician inscriptions. This example illustrates the religious syncretism that resulted from Assyrian deportation policies.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A Mesopotamian god worshiped by deportees from Cuth who were resettled in Samaria. 2 Kings 17:30 identifies Nergal as the deity made by the men of Cuth, accurately reflecting historical reality—Cuthah was Nergal's cult center. Cross-linguistic translations uniformly transliterate the divine name ('Nergal'), as proper names for deities are preserved. This illustrates the religious mixture that followed Assyrian population transfers. 1×
AR["نِرْجَلَ"]·ben["নের্গলকে"]·DE["Nergal"]·EN["Nergal"]·FR["Nergal"]·heb["נרגל"]·HI["नेर्गल"]·ID["Nergal"]·IT["Nergal"]·jav["Nérgal"]·KO["네르갈을"]·PT["Nergal"]·RU["Нергала"]·ES["Nergal"]·SW["Nergali"]·TR["Nergal'i"]·urd["نرگل"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† נֵרְגָ֑ל n.pr.div. (Ph. נרגל CISi. 119. 2)—worshipped by men of Cuth, 2 K 17:30 (v. SchrCOT 2 K 17:30 JenKosmol. 476–490 Muss-ArnoltJBL xi (1892), 168).