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. Sometimes nebuchadnezzar. 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

Iraq is home to six UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites, among them the ancient city of Babylon, the site of several ancient empires under rulers like Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar.

From Seattle Times

I felt cursed like the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, stripped of power and pride, and driven into the wilderness to live like an animal.

From Literature

It’s inspired by the Nebuchadnezzar ship from the first two movies and features Sentinel arms that hug the outside of the case.

From The Verge

The sole artifact that it has kept from the collection, a cuneiform-inscribed brick from a temple in Nebuchadnezzar’s period, has a clear provenance.

From New York Times

Police first spoke to Van Duijvenbode on 5 February after being alerted to reports that a large event was being held on his boat, called the Nebuchadnezzar.

From BBC