נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
ne.vu.khad.nets.tsarProper Noun (Masculine)H5019
Nebuchadnezzar
From: or נְבֻּכַדְנֶאצַּר; (2 Kings 24:1,10), or נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר; (Esther 2:6; Daniel 1:18), or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר; or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר; (Ezra 2:1; Jeremiah 49:28), or foreign derivation;
Short Definition
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Belshazzar (H1112) Also named: ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, *נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר *"Nebuchadnezzar" H5020) § Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown" the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
58 timesAppears 58 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
37
2 Kings
6
2 Chronicles
4
Ezk
4
Daniel
3
Key Passages
- 2 Chronicles 36:6
- Daniel 1:18
- Jeremiah 22:25
- Jeremiah 29:3
- Jeremiah 44:30
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