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Samgar
Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim
סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ sam.gar ne.vo
Samgar (Hebrew: סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ, sam.gar ne.vo) means “Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Jeremiah 39:3. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Ebed-melech.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Samgar
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | Jeremiah 39:3 |
| Cross-references | 12 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Nebu-sar-sekim co-occurrence Appears with Nebu-sar-sekim in Jeremiah 39.
- Nergal-sar-ezer co-occurrence Appears with Nergal-sar-ezer in Jeremiah 39.
- Rab-mag co-occurrence Appears with Rab-mag in Jeremiah 39.
- Rab-saris co-occurrence Appears with Rab-saris in Jeremiah 39.
- Nebushazban co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Nebushazban.
- Ebed-melech co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ebed-melech.
- Nebuchadnezzar co-occurrence Appears with Nebuchadnezzar in Jeremiah 39.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.39.3
§ Samgar-nebo = "sword of Nebo"
one of the princes or generals of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
Samgar was a Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem, as recorded in the book of Jeremiah.
The biblical story
Samgar is mentioned in Jer.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 (Jer.39.1-2). When the city wall was breached, the Babylonian officials entered the city and took up positions at the Middle Gate (Jer.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 (Jer.25.11-12).
Key verses
Samgar appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:3
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Jeremiah (1)
- Jeremiah 39:3