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Nebuchadnezzar
[ neb-uh-kuhd-nez-er, neb-yoo- ]
noun
- Also Neb·u·chad·rez·zar [] 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).
Nebuchadnezzar
1/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə; ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə /
noun
- Old Testament a king of Babylon, 605–562 bc , who conquered and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon (II Kings 24–25)
Nebuchadnezzar
2/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə /
noun
- a wine bottle, used esp for display, holding the equivalent of twenty normal bottles (approximately 520 ounces)
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Example Sentences
Three lambs in a fiery furnace represent the three Hebrew children in the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar.
The first part of the book has found a fulfillment in the destruction of the city by Nebuchadnezzar.
He rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar after the second invasion (2 Kings xxiv:20).
The King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, is the chosen instrument through whom the drawn and sharpened sword does its judgment work.
This was after Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed the Tyrus on the mainland and she became the great island city.
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