name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/
General-American:/ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/
General-American:/ˌnɛbəkəˈnɛzɚ/
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name
Meaning 1
A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wine bottle
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noun
Meaning 4
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuchadrezzar II
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: king, male monarch, Rex
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏreʾṣṣár), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, “Nabu protect my heir”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بُخْتُ نَصَّر
(buḵtu naṣṣar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Arabic:
نِبُوخَذْنِصَّر
(nibūḵaḏniṣṣar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܢܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ܲܕܢܵܨܲܪ
(nāḇuḵadnāṣar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Armenian:
Նաբուքոդոնոսոր
(Nabukʻodonosor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Old Armenian:
Նաբուքոդոնոսոր
(Nabukʻodonosor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Bulgarian:
Навуходоносор
(Navuhodonosor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Chinese Mandarin:
尼布甲尼撒
(Níbùjiǎnísā)
— a ruler of Babylon
Finnish:
Nebukadnessar
— a ruler of Babylon
German:
Nebukadnezar
— a ruler of Babylon
Gothic:
𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂
(nabukaudaunausaur)
— a ruler of Babylon
Greek:
Ναβουχοδονόσορ
(Navouchodonósor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Ancient Greek:
Ναβουχοδονόσορ
(Naboukhodonósor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Ancient Greek:
Ναβουκοδρόσορος
(Naboukodrósoros)
— a ruler of Babylon
Hebrew:
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
(Nevuchadnetzar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Hindi:
नबूकदनेस्सर
(nabūkadnessar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Italian:
Nabucodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Kazakh:
Набуходоносор
(Nabuxodonosor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Latin:
Nabuchodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Macedonian:
Навукодоно́сор
(Navukodonósor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Māori:
Nepukaneha
— a ruler of Babylon
Middle English:
Nabugodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Navajo:
Nébukadnézzar
— a ruler of Babylon
Neapolitan:
Nabuccodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Persian:
بخت نصر
(boxto-nassar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Old Persian:
𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎨𐎼
(n-b-u-ku-u-d-r-c-r)
— a ruler of Babylon
Portuguese:
Nabucodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Russian:
Навуходоно́сор
(Navuxodonósor)
— a ruler of Babylon
Serbo-Croatian:
Набукодонозор
— a ruler of Babylon
Serbo-Croatian:
Nabukodonozor
— a ruler of Babylon
Spanish:
Nabucodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Swedish:
Nebukadnessar
— a ruler of Babylon
Tagalog:
Nabukodonosor
— a ruler of Babylon
Tumbuka:
Nebukadinezara
— a ruler of Babylon
Urdu:
بَخْتُ نَصَّر
(baxtu naṣṣar)
— a ruler of Babylon
Urdu:
بَخْتُ نَصَّر بابِلی
(baxtu naṣṣar bābilī)
— a ruler of Babylon
Welsh:
Nebuchadnesar
— a ruler of Babylon
Bulgarian:
Навуходоносор
(Navuhodonosor)
— wine bottle of 15 litres
