נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤓
Nevukhadenetsar
H5019 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadrezzar), an individual: the Babylonian sovereign who reigned in the first half of the 6th century BCE. The word serves as a personal name referring to this historical king. In the Hebrew Bible, the term is applied exclusively as a proper name and does not carry generic or descriptive meaning beyond its referent.
Semantic Range
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon; Nebuchadrezzar, as personal name; no generic sense
Root / Etymology
A loanword from Akkadian. From Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning 'O Nabû, protect the offspring' or more accurately, 'Nabû, protect the boundary/landmark.' The name is built from Nabû (Akkadian deity of wisdom/writing), kudurri (boundary, landmark, offspring), and uṣur (protect). The Hebrew forms are adaptations of the Akkadian pronunciation and spelling.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In the Hebrew Bible, various spellings reflect both dialectal variation and stages of textual transmission. The most common form is נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר, but other variants occur, such as נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר and נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר, mirroring the original Akkadian or Aramaic pronunciations and perhaps indicating alternative oral traditions. Nebuchadnezzar II was the most prominent king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (reigned c. 605–562 BCE), chiefly known for his conquest of Jerusalem and the ensuing exile of the Judahite elite. In later Judean and exilic texts, he features as a paradigmatic imperial ruler. Standard English translations render this name as 'Nebuchadnezzar,' but the alternative 'Nebuchadrezzar' (considered more accurate to the original Akkadian) appears in some modern translations. The use of the name does not inherently imply any characterization beyond royal status; context determines connotation. There is no evidence that the word ever referred to a group or type of people; it is strictly a personal name.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
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; Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon; Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.
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נבכדנאצר (loanword; uncertain) (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur (Akkadian)) — foreign personal name, royal name
Word Forms
6 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5019-03 |
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר | nevukhaderetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar | 27 |
H5019-02 |
נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar | 25 |
H5019-01 |
לִ/נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר | linevukhaderetsar | HR/Np |
of Nebuchadnezzar | to Nebuchadnezzar | 5 |
H5019-05 |
נבוכדראצור | nvvkhdrtsvr | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar | 1 |
H5019-04 |
נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤ר | nevukhadnetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar | 1 |
H5019-06 |
וּ/נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר | unevukhaderetsar | HC/Np |
and-Nebuchadnezzar | and Nebuchadnezzar | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
60 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 24:1 | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 24:10 | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 24:11 | נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 25:1 | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 25:8 | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-02 |
2 Kings 25:22 | נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nevukhadenetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-03 |
Jeremiah 21:2 | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר | nevukhaderetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-03 |
Jeremiah 21:7 | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר | nevukhaderetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadrezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-03 |
Jeremiah 22:25 | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר | nevukhaderetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |
H5019-03 |
Jeremiah 24:1 | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר | nevukhaderetsar | HNp |
Nebuchadnezzar | Nebuchadnezzar |