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nebuchadnezzar

/ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
neb-uchad-nez-zar
IPA
/ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/
40
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/
  • British English: /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Nabuchodonosor (alternative) Nebuchadnezzars (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nebuchadnezzar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/.
What does nebuchadnezzar mean?
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.
Where does nebuchadnezzar come from?
It is traced to Akkadian.

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