Nebuchadnezzar

[ neb-uh-kuhd-nez-er, neb-yoo- ]

noun

1. Also Neb·u·chad·rez·zar [] a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24, 25.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a bottle for wine holding 20 quarts (18.9 liters).

Nebuchadnezzar

¹

/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə /

noun

1. a wine bottle, used esp for display, holding the equivalent of twenty normal bottles (approximately 520 ounces)

Nebuchadnezzar

²

/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə; ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə /

noun

1. Old Testament a king of Babylon, 605–562 bc , who conquered and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon (II Kings 24–25)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar¹

From Late Latin Nabuchodonosor, from Greek Nabouchodonósor, from Hebrew Nəbhukhaneʾṣṣar, incorrect transcription of Akkadian Nabū-kudurri-uṣur “Nabu protect the borders; Nabu protect the crown”; Nəbhukhareʾṣṣar, the correct Hebrew transcription, also appears in the Hebrew Bible; Nebuchadnezzar def 2 was first recorded in 1910–15 ]

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar¹

C20: named after Nebuchadnezzar ², from the custom of naming large wine bottles after Old Testament figures; compare jeroboam

Example Sentences

Three lambs in a fiery furnace represent the three Hebrew children in the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar.

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The first part of the book has found a fulfillment in the destruction of the city by Nebuchadnezzar.

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He rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar after the second invasion (2 Kings xxiv:20).

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The King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, is the chosen instrument through whom the drawn and sharpened sword does its judgment work.

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This was after Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed the Tyrus on the mainland and she became the great island city.

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