Quick Definition
Nebuchadnezzar
Biblical Persons & Places
Nebuchadnezzar
Emperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy
An emperor of Babylon living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1;
referred to as Nebuchadnezzar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר), or Nebuchadnezzar (KJV= Nebuchadrezzar) (Aramiac נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר);
father of Belshazzar.
Strong's Definition
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
Derivation: or נְבֻּכַדְנֶאצַּר; (2 Kings 24:1,10), or נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר; (Esther 2:6; Daniel 1:18), or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר; or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר; (Ezra 2:1; Jeremiah 49:28), or foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown"
1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1;
father of: Belshazzar (H1112)
Also named: ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר "Nebuchadnezzar" H5020)
§ Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown"
the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר / נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר / נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר / נְבֻּכַדְנֶאצַּר / נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
Nebûkadnetstsar / Nebûkadnetstsar / Nebûkadretstsar / Nebûkadretsôr
BDB Definition:
Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = may Nebo protect the crown
1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign derivation
Total KJV Occurrences: 60
