Original Word: נְבוֹ
Part of Speech: proper name, of a location; proper name, of a divinity
Transliteration: Nbow
Pronunciation: naw-voh'
Phonetic Spelling: (neb-o')
Definition: Nebo
Meaning: Nebo

Nebo

Probably of foreign derivation; Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine -- Nebo.

I. נְבוֺ proper name, of a location (probably connection, at least for

2, with (Babylonian) god Nebo, Nabû, compare II. נְבוֺ and Bae^{Rel. 15. 89, 259}; yet not certain, Nö^{ZMG xiii. 1888, 470} compare Arabic the height, etc.): ᵐ5 Ναβαυ; —

1. a. city in Moab Numbers 32:3,38 (where assigned to Reuben; both J E = נבה MI¹⁴) Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 48:1,22; 1 Chronicles 5:8; probably on or near Mt. Nebo (see below), compare Buhl^{Geogr. 266 f.} Tristr^{Moab 338.}

b. city in Judah, ׳בְּנֵי נ Ezra 2:29 = אַחֵר ׳אַנְשֵׁי נ Nehemiah 7:34 (the men of the other N., so distinguished — si אחר vera l., compare Ryle — from

a ? or from another נֹב ?), Ezra 10:43; — this נבו in Judah perhaps = נֹב 1 q. v.

2 mountain in Moab, where Moses died Numbers 33:47; Deuteronomy 32:49 (הַרנְֿבוֺ), Deuteronomy 34:1 (id.; all P), six miles west of Heshbon according to Onomastica (ed. Lag²⁸³). Probably = modern Nebâ at northeast corner of Dead Sea, Survey^{E. Pal. i. 198 ff.} GASm^{Geogr. 562 ff.} Buhl^{Geogr. 266 f.} Tristr^{Moab 318, 338} Merrill^{East of Jordan, 242 ff.} — compare מִּסְגָּה.

II. נְבוֺ proper name, of a divinity Nebo (loan-word in Hebrew, compare Phoenician proper name, masculine נבו; = Assyrian Nabû, Schr^{COT Glossary and Isaiah 46:1} Jastr^{Rel. Babylonian 124 ff.} Jen^{Kosmol. pass.} Tiele^{Ass. u. Babylonian Geach. 532 f.} Say^{Rel. Bab 112 ff.} (compare Palmyrene proper name נבוזבד, ברנבו Vog^{Palm. No. 73}), and this perhaps √ nabû, call, name, see נבא); — Babylonian god כָּרַע בֵּל קֹרֵם נְבוֺ Isaiah 46:1.

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian "Nabu," a Babylonian deity associated with wisdom and writing.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun "Nebo" in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as it is a specific name related to Hebrew and Babylonian contexts. However, references to similar deities or locations in Greek texts would be context-dependent and not directly linked to a single Strong's Greek entry.

Usage: The term "Nebo" appears in the context of both a god worshiped in Babylon and a mountain in the region of Moab. It is also used to denote a city in the territory of Reuben.

Context: • Nebo as a Deity: In the context of Babylonian religion, Nebo (or Nabu) was revered as the god of wisdom, writing, and scribes. He was often associated with the planet Mercury and was considered the son of Marduk, the chief deity of Babylon. The worship of Nebo is mentioned in the Bible in the context of the Babylonian pantheon, as seen in Isaiah 46:1: "Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary."

• Nebo as a Geographical Location:
• Mount Nebo: This is a significant mountain in the biblical narrative, located in the land of Moab, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death. Deuteronomy 34:1 states, "Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And there the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan."
• City of Nebo: A city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Reuben, mentioned in Numbers 32:3: "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon."

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