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Nebuchadnezzar

UK/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə//ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/

Nebuchadnezzar proper noun: a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

Proper noun

Nebuchadnezzar

  1. A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

Noun

Nebuchadnezzar (plural Nebuchadnezzars)

  1. A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.

Nebuchadnezzar meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

Nebuchadnezzar in Hindi

a ruler of Babylon
नबूकदनेस्सर nabūkadnessar

Nebuchadnezzar in Urdu

a ruler of Babylon
بَخْتُ نَصَّر baxtu naṣṣar, بَخْتُ نَصَّر بابِلی baxtu naṣṣar bābilī

Nebuchadnezzar in Tagalog

a ruler of Babylon
Nabukodonosor

Nebuchadnezzar in Arabic

a ruler of Babylon
بُخْتُ نَصَّر buḵtu naṣṣar, نِبُوخَذْنِصَّر nibūḵaḏniṣṣar
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Nebuchadnezzar in Persian
بخت نصر boxto-nassar

Forms of Nebuchadnezzar

Proper noun
alternative formNabuchodonosor
Noun
pluralNebuchadnezzars

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏreʾṣṣár), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, “Nabu protect my heir”).

Questions about Nebuchadnezzar

What does Nebuchadnezzar mean?
Nebuchadnezzar means a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.
What is Nebuchadnezzar in Hindi?
Nebuchadnezzar in Hindi is नबूकदनेस्सर (nabūkadnessar). See Nebuchadnezzar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nebuchadnezzar?
Nebuchadnezzar can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nebuchadnezzar?
Nebuchadnezzar is pronounced /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/ (UK).

Words near Nebuchadnezzar in the dictionary

  1. nebris
  2. nebrises
  3. nebs
  4. Nebty name
  5. Nebty names
  6. Nebuchadnezzar
  7. Nebuchadnezzars
  8. nebula
  9. nebulae
  10. nebulalike
  11. nebular

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