Nebuchadnezzar
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏreʾṣṣár), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur, “Nabu protect my boundary/heir”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/, /ˌnɛbəkəˈnɛzɚ/
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Proper noun
Nebuchadnezzar
- 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.
Translations
a ruler of Babylon
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Noun
Nebuchadnezzar (plural Nebuchadnezzars)
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