Nebuchadnezzar

[neb-uh-kuhd-nez-er, neb-yoo-]

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).

Nebuchadnezzar

¹

/ ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə /

noun

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

Nebuchadnezzar

²

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar¹

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 ]

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nebuchadnezzar¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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I felt cursed like the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, stripped of power and pride, and driven into the wilderness to live like an animal.

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