Nebuchadnezzar

American  

[neb-uh-kuhd-nez-er, neb-yoo-] / ˌnɛb ə kədˈnɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ- /

noun

1. Also Nebuchadrezzar a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem.

2. Sometimes nebuchadnezzar a bottle for wine holding 20 quarts (18.9 liters).

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Nebuchadnezzar ¹ British  

/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə /

noun

1. a wine bottle, used esp for display, holding the equivalent of twenty normal bottles (approximately 520 ounces)

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Nebuchadnezzar ² British  

/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə, ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar

From Late Latin Nabuchodonosor, from Greek Nabouchodonósor, from Hebrew Nəbhukhaneʾṣṣar, incorrect transcription of Akkadian Nabū-kudurri-uṣur “Nabu protect the borders; Nabu protect the crown”; Nəbhukhareʾṣṣar, the correct Hebrew transcription, also appears in the Hebrew Bible; Nebuchadnezzar def. 2 was first recorded in 1910–15 ]

Example Sentences

And he trusts Sydney’s predatory company about as far as he could throw a Nebuchadnezzar of Cassell Grand Cru.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

One is that in the days of King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon 2,500 years ago, an ounce of gold bought 350 loaves of bread.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Then, in 601 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar attempted a bold invasion of Egypt itself, only to be repulsed by strong resistance.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Iraq is home to six UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites, among them the ancient city of Babylon, the site of several ancient empires under rulers like Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

“Is your name Robert? No. Dan? No. It’s not Balthasar or Nebuchadnezzar or Spindleshanks or Cruikshanks. I know what your name is.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff