Nebuchadnezzar

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UK/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/US/ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/US/ˌnɛbəkəˈnɛzɚ/

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.

OriginBiblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר ← Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nabuchodonosor

  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.
nounNebuchadnezzar (plural Nebuchadnezzars)

plural Nebuchadnezzars · alternative Nabuchodonosor

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

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀“Nabu protect my heir”
  2. Biblical Hebrewנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
  3. EnglishNebuchadnezzar

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσορ, Ναβουκοδρόσορος
  • Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Naboukhodonósor)a ruler of Babylon
  • Ναβουκοδρόσορος (Naboukodrósoros)a ruler of Babylon
Arabic بُخْتُ نَصَّر, نِبُوخَذْنِصَّر
  • بُخْتُ نَصَّر (buḵtu naṣṣar)a ruler of Babylon
  • نِبُوخَذْنِصَّر (nibūḵaḏniṣṣar)a ruler of Babylon
Bulgarian Навуходоносор, Навуходоносор
  • Навуходоносор (Navuhodonosor)a ruler of Babylon
  • Навуходоносор (Navuhodonosor)wine bottle of 15 litres
Chinese Mandarin 尼布甲尼撒
  • 尼布甲尼撒 (Níbùjiǎnísā)a ruler of Babylon
Finnish Nebukadnessar
  • Nebukadnessara ruler of Babylon
German Nebukadnezar
  • Nebukadnezara ruler of Babylon
Greek Ναβουχοδονόσορ
  • Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Navouchodonósor)a ruler of Babylon
Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
  • נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nevuchadnetzar)a ruler of Babylon
Hindi नबूकदनेस्सर
  • नबूकदनेस्सर (nabūkadnessar)a ruler of Babylon
Italian Nabucodonosor
  • Nabucodonosora ruler of Babylon
Latin Nabuchodonosor
  • Nabuchodonosora ruler of Babylon
Māori Nepukaneha
  • Nepukanehaa ruler of Babylon
Persian بخت نصر
  • بخت نصر (boxto-nassar)a ruler of Babylon
Portuguese Nabucodonosor
  • Nabucodonosora ruler of Babylon
Russian Навуходоно́сор
  • Навуходоно́сор (Navuxodonósor)a ruler of Babylon
Spanish Nabucodonosor
  • Nabucodonosora ruler of Babylon
Swedish Nebukadnessar
  • Nebukadnessara ruler of Babylon
Tagalog Nabukodonosor
  • Nabukodonosora ruler of Babylon
Urdu بَخْتُ نَصَّر, بَخْتُ نَصَّر بابِلی
  • بَخْتُ نَصَّر (baxtu naṣṣar)a ruler of Babylon
  • بَخْتُ نَصَّر بابِلی (baxtu naṣṣar bābilī)a ruler of Babylon
Welsh Nebuchadnesar
  • Nebuchadnesara ruler of Babylon
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Nebuchadnezzar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nebuchadnezzar

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“Nebuchadnezzar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nebuchadnezzar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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