Nebuchadnezzar
Also Neb·u·chad·rez·zar [neb-uh-kuhd-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24, 25.
(sometimes lowercase) a bottle for wine holding 20 quarts (18.9 liters).
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How to use Nebuchadnezzar in a sentence
Three lambs in a fiery furnace represent the three Hebrew children in the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe first part of the book has found a fulfillment in the destruction of the city by Nebuchadnezzar.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinHe rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar after the second invasion (2 Kings xxiv:20).
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinThe King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, is the chosen instrument through whom the drawn and sharpened sword does its judgment work.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinThis was after Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed the Tyrus on the mainland and she became the great island city.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
British Dictionary definitions for Nebuchadnezzar (1 of 2)
/ (ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə) /
a wine bottle, used esp for display, holding the equivalent of twenty normal bottles (approximately 520 ounces)
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1British Dictionary definitions for Nebuchadnezzar (2 of 2)
Nebuchadrezzar (ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə)
/ (ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə) /
Old Testament a king of Babylon, 605–562 bc, who conquered and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon (II Kings 24–25)
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