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Nergal meaning

A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.

Synonyms of Nergal

semitic deity

Related words

Other words often associated with Nergal or its synonyms:

divinity immortal deity god

Using Nergal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
  • Useful related words include: semitic deity.
  • In the example corpus, nergal often appears in combinations such as: nergal was.

Context around Nergal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

think 1× babylonian 1× ares 1×

Often after:

came 1× learned 1×

Sentence patterns with Nergal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and where nergal learned how 1× athos and nergal came upon 1× i think nergal might be 1× the babylonian nergal was a 1× unlike ares nergal was also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for instance the 1× the new behemoth 1× unlike ares nergal 1×

Common sentence endings:

has ever seen 1× him with ares 1× own avaricious desires 1× pantheon of gods 1×

Words around Nergal

Just before it in the word index:

nerfs 10 nerfed 15 nerf 45 nereus 8 neretva 5 neretse 2

Just after it in the word index:

nergigante 3 nergundi 2 nerheim 3 neri 29 neria 3 nerida 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Nergal

  • In this selection, "nergal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, think, babylonian, ares, came and learned stand out and add context to how "nergal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and where nergal learned how and athos and nergal came upon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nergal" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nergal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For instance, the Babylonian Nergal was a god of war, and thus the Greeks identified him with Ares. (18 words)

Unlike Ares, Nergal was also god of pestilence and the underworld. citation Today, most people in the western world know the planets by names derived from the Olympian pantheon of gods. (31 words)

The new Behemoth album is certainly pretty good, but I think Nergal might be stretching it a bit when he's making it out to be the most extreme and uniquely blasphemous thing metal has ever seen. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

It is also the place where Athos and Nergal came upon the knowledge of dragons, and where Nergal learned how to steal a creature's life force, or quintessence, and use it to fuel his own avaricious desires. (38 words)

The new Behemoth album is certainly pretty good, but I think Nergal might be stretching it a bit when he's making it out to be the most extreme and uniquely blasphemous thing metal has ever seen. (37 words)

Unlike Ares, Nergal was also god of pestilence and the underworld. citation Today, most people in the western world know the planets by names derived from the Olympian pantheon of gods. (31 words)

Example sentences (4)

It is also the place where Athos and Nergal came upon the knowledge of dragons, and where Nergal learned how to steal a creature's life force, or quintessence, and use it to fuel his own avaricious desires.

The new Behemoth album is certainly pretty good, but I think Nergal might be stretching it a bit when he's making it out to be the most extreme and uniquely blasphemous thing metal has ever seen.

For instance, the Babylonian Nergal was a god of war, and thus the Greeks identified him with Ares.

Unlike Ares, Nergal was also god of pestilence and the underworld. citation Today, most people in the western world know the planets by names derived from the Olympian pantheon of gods.

Common combinations with nergal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nergal" in a sentence?
An example: "It is also the place where Athos and Nergal came upon the knowledge of dragons, and where Nergal learned how to steal a creature's life force, or quintessence, and use it to fuel his own avaricious desires." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "nergal" from authentic English texts.
What does "nergal" mean?
Nergal means: A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
What are synonyms of "nergal"?
Common synonyms of "nergal" include: semitic deity.
How many example sentences with "nergal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "nergal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.