Lexical Definition
סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ Çamgar Nᵉbôw (sam-gar' neb-o') Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim N:N-M-P
of foreign origin
Samgar-nebo.
- § Samgar-nebo = "sword of Nebo"
- Samgar-Nebo, a Babylonian general
1) one of the princes or generals of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| סַֽמְגַּר | Samgar | Jer.39.3 |
| נְב֞וּ | Nebu | Jer.39.3 |
| Σαμαγάρ | Samgar | LXX.Jer.39.3 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.39.3
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סַמְגַּר נְבוֺ proper name, masculine an officer of Nebuchadnezzar according to ᵑ0 Jer 39:3 = (assumed) Šumgir Nabu (SchrCOT), but probably textual error; Gie (plausibly) takes סמגר as corrupted dittogram of רב מג, and joins נבו to following, נבושׂרסכים = נְבוּשַׁזְבַּן, compare vJer 39:13 and ᵐ5 Σαμαγωθ (Σαμαγαδ, Σαμαγαρ, etc.) καὶ Ναβουσαχαρ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 39:3 · 39:13 |
Profile
Male • Babylonian official • Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Samgar was a Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem, as recorded in the book of Jeremiah.
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.39.3;
- only referred to as Samgar סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ.
Samgar is mentioned in Jeremiah 39:3 as one of the Babylonian officials who were present at the fall of Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. The context of this passage describes the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, which occurred after a prolonged siege (Jeremiah 39:1-2). When the city wall was breached, the Babylonian officials entered the city and took up positions at the Middle Gate (Jeremiah 39:3). Samgar is listed among these officials, along with Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and other officials of the king of Babylon. The exact role or position of Samgar within the Babylonian hierarchy is not specified in the text. However, his presence among the officials at the fall of Jerusalem indicates that he was a person of some importance in the Babylonian administration. The fall of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Judahites to Babylon was a significant event in the history of Israel, marking the end of the Davidic monarchy and the beginning of the Babylonian captivity, which lasted for 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11-12).
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