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 times

Appears 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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