nebuchadrezzar

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Neb⋅u⋅chad⋅nez⋅zar

[neb-uh-kuh

d-nez-er, neb-yoo-]

–noun

1.	Also, Neb⋅u⋅chad⋅rez⋅zar [neb-uh-kuhd-rez-er, neb-yoo-] Show IPA a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.

2.	(sometimes lowercase) a bottle for wine holding 20 quarts (18.9 liters).

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Word Origin & History

Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon (604-562 B.C.E.), from Heb. Nebhukhadhnetztzar, from Babylonian Nabu-kudurri-usur, probably lit. "Nebo, protect the boundary."

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Bible Dictionary

Nebuchadrezzar

=Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 21:2, 7; 22:25; 24:1, etc.), a nearer approach to the correct spelling of the word.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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