Nebuchadnezzar

[neb-uh-kuh d-nez-er, neb-yoo-]

noun

Also Neb·u·chad·rez·zar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
(sometimes lowercase) a bottle for wine holding 20 quarts (18.9 liters).

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Historical Examples of nebuchadnezzar

The Bishop admitted it, as in the case of Nebuchadnezzar's image.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
It is said that, in Basque, "you spell Solomon, and pronounce it Nebuchadnezzar."
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
Nebuchadnezzar himself does not enumerate Sin among the chief gods.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
"It's just like hearing about Nebuchadnezzar," she remarked.
Virgin Soil
Ivan S. Turgenev
Under Nebuchadnezzar she acquired the power forfeited by her rival.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar

noun

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

Word Origin for Nebuchadnezzar

C20: named after Nebuchadnezzar ², from the custom of naming large wine bottles after Old Testament figures; compare jeroboam

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadrezzar (ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə)

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)

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Word Origin and History for nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon (604-562 B.C.E.), from Hebrew Nebhukhadhnetztzar, from Babylonian Nabu-kudurri-usur, probably literally "Nebo, protect the boundary."